Back

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Strigidae

The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl or, more informally, as the lesser horned owl or cat owl, is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range. The genus name, Asio, is Latin for "horned owl", and the specific epithet, otus, is derived from Greek and refers to a small eared owl. The species breeds in many areas through Europe and the Palearctic, as well as in North America.

Distribution

(c) caroline legg, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 44,318Germany · 8,532France · 8,205Spain · 7,267Italy · 2,241Belgium · 704United Kingdom · 308Luxembourg · 133Switzerland · 87