Common Barn-Owl
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Common Barn-Owl

Tyto alba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
10 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The western barn owl (Tyto alba) is a species of barn owl native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and Africa. It was formerly considered a subspecies group together with barn owls native to other parts of the world, but this classification was found to be paraphyletic with respect to some other members of the genus. The plumage on the head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown; that on the underparts varies from white to brown and is sometimes speckled with dark markings. The facial disc is characteristically large and heart-shaped, with white plumage in most subspecies. This owl does not hoot, but utters an eerie, drawn-out screech. The western barn owl is nocturnal over most of its range, but in Great Britain, it also hunts by day. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Barn-Owl sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

African Grass-Owl
LC

African Grass-Owl

Bird

Tyto capensis

Insufficient data
Spotted Eagle-Owl
LC

Spotted Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Bubo africanus

5–10% · With luck
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
LC

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubo lacteus

<5% · Rare
Cape Eagle-Owl
LC

Cape Eagle-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubo capensis

Insufficient data
African Wood-Owl
LC

African Wood-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Strix woodfordii

Insufficient data
Marsh Owl
LC

Marsh Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Asio capensis

Insufficient data
African Scops-Owl
LC

African Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus senegalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
22 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
25 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
26 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
29 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
31 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
34 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
37 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
38 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
42 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
43 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
44 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
45 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
47 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
48 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
49 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
50 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
51 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
52 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
53 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
54 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
55 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
56 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
57 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
58 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Barn-Owl in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Common Barn-Owl sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Barn-Owl in Addo Elephant National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Barn-Owl in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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