World Species : Athene noctua (Little Owl)

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Athene noctua (Little Owl)

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Synonyms: Noctua passerina; Strix noctua (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century. Being a common species with a wide range and large total population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "least concern".

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Infraspecies

Athene noctua bactriana
Athene noctua glaux
Athene noctua impasta
Athene noctua indigena
Athene noctua lilith
Athene noctua ludlowi
Athene noctua lunellensis
Athene noctua noctua (Little owl)
Athene noctua orientalis
Athene noctua plumipes
Athene noctua saharae
Athene noctua somaliensis (Somali little owl)
Athene noctua spilogastra
Athene noctua vidalii (Little owl)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0)

Unique (100)

Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0)

Unique & Vulnerable (100)

ED Score: 19.9838

EDGE Score: 3.04375

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Attributes

Adult Weight ^[1]	153 grams
Birth Weight ^[2]	12 grams

Diet ^[3]	Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic ^[3]	10 %
Diet - Endothermic ^[3]	20 %
Diet - Invertibrates ^[3]	70 %
Forages - Mid-High ^[3]	10 %
Forages - Understory ^[3]	10 %
Forages - Ground ^[3]	80 %

Clutch Size ^[6]	4
Clutches / Year ^[7]	1
Fledging ^[2]	33 days
Incubation ^[5]	28 days
Maximum Longevity ^[4]	10 years
Nocturnal ^[3]	Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority ^[8]	150
Snout to Vent Length ^[2]	8 inches (21 cm)
Wing Span ^[7]	22 inches (.56 m)

Female Maturity ^[4]	1 year
Male Maturity ^[4]	1 year

Predators

Accipiter gentilis (Northern Goshawk)

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Providers

Shelter
Columba oenas (Stock Dove)	^[9]

Consumers

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Baruscapillaria falconis	^[16]
Centrorhynchus globocaudatus	^[16]
Ceratophyllus columbae	^[17]
Ceratophyllus spinosus	^[17]
Ceratophyllus vagabundus insularis	^[17]
Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus	^[17]
Chondria capillaris	^[16]
Coptopsylla olgae olgae	^[17]
Ctenocephalides felis felis	^[17]
Ctenophthalmus secundus asiaticus	^[17]
Dispharynx nasuta	^[16]
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Lissonema noctuae	^[16]
Neopsylla pleskei armeniaca	^[17]
Nosopsyllus consimilis	^[17]
Nosopsyllus laeviceps laeviceps	^[17]
Nosopsyllus turkmenicus turkmenicus	^[17]
Porrocaecum spirale	^[16]
Spirocerca lupi	^[16]
Stenoponia tripectinata insperata	^[17]
Strigea strigis	^[16]
Subulura bolivari	^[16]
Subulura suctoria	^[16]
Synosternus pallidus	^[17]
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Xenopsylla conformis conformis	^[17]
Xenopsylla gerbilli gerbilli	^[17]

Range Map

External References

Citations

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Athene noctua (Little Owl)

Wikipedia Abstract

Infraspecies

EDGE Analysis

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