Utah Bird Profile Bird Name

Utah Bird Profile
Barn Owl - Tyto alba

Name roots: (AS. ule, "an owl", L. ululo, "to cry out in pain")
(Gr. tyto, "a night owl"; L. alba, "white")

In Utah:

by Jim Huddle

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a snag or in a building or in a cave at a height of feet, in a cavity nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore: ground hawker.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in agriculture habitat.

How to find:

Check the documented and undocumented

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occurrence:

(See Legend)

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