American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
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American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata (Temminck, 1827)

The American barn owl (Tyto furcata) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the western barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl, make up the barn owl, cosmopolitan in range.

Busiest months: January and October–November · Most records: United States, Brazil, Argentina

Where and when it's recorded

American Barn Owl has been recorded at 1,021 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 38 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States2,768 records
  2. Frank G. Bonelli RP/Puddingstone Reservoir and vicinityUnited States2,236 records
  3. Lake Apopka North Shore – Orange County sectionUnited States1,811 records
More places
  1. Marymoor ParkUnited States1,444 records
  2. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve & Covington ParkUnited States1,225 records
  3. Sedgwick ReserveUnited States1,178 records
  4. Irvine Regional ParkUnited States1,159 records
  5. Magnuson ParkUnited States1,003 records
  6. Whitewater Draw Wildlife AreaUnited States934 records
  7. Sabine WoodsUnited States923 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesBrazilArgentinaBelizeMexicoChileCosta RicaVenezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The American barn owl (Tyto furcata) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the western barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl, make up the barn owl, cosmopolitan in range. The barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them into distinct species, as is done here.

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Questions

Where does the American Barn Owl live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America, South America: widespread. It is most often recorded in United States, Brazil and Argentina.

When is the best time to see the American Barn Owl?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, October and November (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the American Barn Owl in?

It belongs to the family Barn Owls (Tytonidae), order Strigiformes.

Range

North America, Middle America, South America: widespread

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Barn Owls Tytonidae
Genus
Tyto

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American Barn Owl

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