Little Owl

Athene noctua - Chevêche d'Athéna

Systematics

Order
:
Strigiformes
Family
:
Strigidés
Genus
:
Athene
Species
:
noctua

Descriptor

Scopoli, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 23 cm
Wingspan
: 54 à 58 cm.
Weight
: 150 à 200 g

Longevity

16 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 13 subspecies

Athene noctua noctua (c, s and se Europe to nw Russia)
Athene noctua vidalii (w Europe)
Athene noctua indigena (Romania to Greece through Ukraine and Turkey east to s Russia)
Athene noctua lilith (Cyprus, s Turkey to Iraq and the Sinai. Egypt.)
Athene noctua bactriana (Iraq and Azerbaijan to Pakistan and nw India)
Athene noctua orientalis (ne Kazakhstan, nw China)
Athene noctua ludlowi (Himalayas)
Athene noctua impasta (wc China)
Athene noctua plumipes (Mongolia, sc Siberia and ne China)
Athene noctua glaux (coastal n Africa to sw Israel)
Athene noctua saharae (Morocco to w Egypt, c Arabia)
Athene noctua spilogastra (e Sudan, Eritrea and ne Ethiopia)
Athene noctua somaliensis (e Ethiopia and Somalia)

Foreign names

Chevêche d'Athéna,
Mochuelo Europeo,
Mocho-galego,
Steinkauz,
Kuvik,
Steenuil,
Civetta comune,
Minervauggla,
Kirkeugle,
kuvik obyčajný,
sýček obecný,
Kirkeugle,
minervanpöllö,
mussol comú,
Kattugla,
pójdźka (zwyczajna),
mājas apogs,
čuk,
Домовый сыч,
コキンメフクロウ,
纵纹腹小鸮,
縱紋腹小鴞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Boreal, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas