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Species › Birds

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Presence in the Strait
Resident
Abundance
common
Protection in Spain
Special protection (List)
In Spanish
Mochuelo común

Photograph: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, vía Wikimedia Commons

Length
21–23 cm
Wingspan
50–56 cm
Weight
165–185 g
0204060LENGTH21–23 cmWINGSPAN50–56 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Common resident of open country with scattered trees.

Identification

Small and squat. Brown upperparts finely spotted white. White below, densely streaked brown. Rounded head and yellow eyes. Easy to see as it also has diurnal habits; it usually perches on vantage points. It has a characteristic bobbing movement and a penetrating, pitiful call «quieu».

Movements

Sedentary with juvenile dispersal.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.