Tyto alba

Barn Owl at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.

Tyto alba at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. - 6 Jun 2024
Tyto alba at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. - 6 Jun 2024
Tyto alba at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. - 6 Jun 2024
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Identification history

Tyto alba 6 Jun 2024 Liam.m
Podargus strigoides 6 Jun 2024 CarbonAI
Tyto alba 6 Jun 2024 HelenCross

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Possibly juveniles. Heard their soft, rattly screeching before finding them

7 comments

HelenCross wrote:
   6 Jun 2024
There are images + an audio recording with this sighting
HelenCross wrote:
   6 Jun 2024
@Liam.m do you think these are juveniles or adults? https://photos.app.goo.gl/1h3c8fqaE4aW127NA
AlisonMilton wrote:
   6 Jun 2024
@HelenCross Hi Helen, Perhaps you need to post the photos separately as they don't show when viewing the sighting.
HelenCross wrote:
   6 Jun 2024
Thanks Alison, @AaronClausen is looking in to it.
Liam.m wrote:
   7 Jun 2024
Hi @HelenCross, sorry for not answering sooner. I can’t see any signs of down on them, so if they are young they would be well on the road to independence. I’d say more likely than not that they’re adults (I’m not familiar enough will the calls to factor that in unfortunately).
AaronClausen wrote:
   7 Jun 2024
Thanks guys this is now resolved @HelenCross @AlisonMilton
HelenCross wrote:
   7 Jun 2024
Thanks @Liam.m I'm hoping they might hang around to get some more shots. They stayed in this same spot for the 10 minutes I was there and after I had to leave. They appeared to be looking around and calling, perhaps for parents, but possibly as contact calls with each other, or territorial calls?

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 6 Jun 2024 06:08 PM Recorded on
  • HelenCross Recorded by

Species information

  • Tyto alba Scientific name
  • Barn Owl Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 806.8m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Tyto alba, Tyto javanica delicatula, Tyto delicatula

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