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Tawny Owl
Martin Mecnarowski (http://www.photomecan.eu/) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bird · Strigidae

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Bird call

© Romuald Mikusek / XC1151823 / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Facts

Habitat
Mature deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, large gardens
IUCN status
LC (Least Concern)
Wingspan
~95 cm
Tawny Owl plumage
Plumage · (c) Andrejus Gaidamavičius, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Ecological relationships

Nests in

  • Pedunculate OakQuercus robur

    Obligate cavity nester. Relies on large-diameter veteran oaks with natural hollows or old woodpecker excavations. One of the most extensively studied nest-site associations in European ornithology.

  • European BeechFagus sylvatica

    Also uses cavities in mature Beech, particularly in continental Europe where Beech replaces Oak as the dominant veteran tree.