Tytonidae (Barn Owls) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Phodilus badius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tyto javanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tyto furcata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Tyto glaucops

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Tyto alba

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Phodilus assimilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tyto multipunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Tyto rosenbergii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Tyto inexspectata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Tyto tenebricosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Tyto longimembris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Barn Owls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 238 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 11	~30%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			~30%
2	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 11	~20%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~20%
3	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	~20%
	American Barn Owl			~20%
4	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 11	~20%
	Ashy-faced Owl			~20%
5	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	~20%
	Common Barn-Owl			~20%
6	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 11	~10%
	Sulawesi Owl			~10%
	Minahassa Masked Owl			<5%
7	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	~10%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			~10%
8	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 11	~10%
	Sri Lanka Bay-Owl			~10%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	~10%
	Lesser Sooty Owl			~10%
	Sooty Owl			<5%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Barn-Owl			~10%
11	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Barn-Owl			~10%
12	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 11	~10%
	American Barn Owl			~10%
13	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~10%
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~10%
	American Barn Owl			~10%
15	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
16	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
17	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
19	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
20	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
21	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
24	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 11	<5%
	Sooty Owl			<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
25	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
26	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
28	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
29	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
30	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
31	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
32	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
33	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
34	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
35	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
36	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
37	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
38	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
39	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
40	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
41	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
42	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
43	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
44	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
45	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
46	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
47	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
48	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
49	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
50	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
52	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
53	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
54	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
55	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
56	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
57	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
58	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
59	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
60	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
61	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
62	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
63	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
64	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
65	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
66	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
67	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
68	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
69	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
70	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
71	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
72	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
73	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
74	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
75	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
76	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
77	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
78	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Sooty Owl			<5%
79	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
80	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
81	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
82	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Australasian Grass-Owl			<5%
83	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
84	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
85	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
86	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
87	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
88	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	<5%
	Sooty Owl			<5%
89	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
90	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 11	<5%
	Oriental Bay-Owl			<5%
91	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
92	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
93	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
94	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
95	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
96	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
97	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
98	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~10%
2	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~10%
	American Barn Owl			~10%
3	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Barn-Owl			~10%
4	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Barn-Owl			~10%
5	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 11	~10%
	Common Barn-Owl			~10%
6	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~10%
7	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 11	~10%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~10%
8	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	~10%
	Eastern Barn Owl			~10%
9	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
10	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
11	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
12	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
13	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
14	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
15	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
16	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
17	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
18	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
19	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
20	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
21	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
22	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
23	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
24	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
25	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
26	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
27	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
28	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
29	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
30	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
31	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
32	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
33	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
34	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
35	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
36	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
37	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
38	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
39	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
40	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
41	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
42	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
43	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
44	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
45	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
46	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
47	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 11	<5%
	Common Barn-Owl			<5%
48	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
49	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
50	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
51	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
52	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
53	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
54	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
55	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
56	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
57	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
58	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%
59	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 11	<5%
	Eastern Barn Owl			<5%
60	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 11	<5%
	American Barn Owl			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
5	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
11	Le rocher des aigles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Zoobotanic Park of Brusque	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
13	Al Hefaiyah Reserve	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
14	Nandankanan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
15	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Territory Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	African Lion Safari	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
18	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
19	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	World Bird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Knowsley Safari Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
23	Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
25	Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
26	Wisentgehege Springe	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
27	Chiang Mai Night Safari	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
28	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
29	Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	In captivity
30	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	WildtierPark Edersee	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Kyabram Fauna Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Wildlife West Nature Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
35	Wildpark Poing	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
36	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
37	Selwo Aventura	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
38	Birmingham Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Parco Natura Viva	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
40	Wildgehege Hellenthal	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
41	Wildpark Leipzig	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
42	Africam Safari	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
43	Tuzoofari	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
44	Bojnice Zoo	🇸🇰 Slovakia	In captivity
45	Wildpark Knüll	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
46	Parc animalier de Gramat	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
47	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
48	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
49	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
50	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

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Barn Owls

Species in this group

Oriental Bay-Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

American Barn Owl

Ashy-faced Owl

Common Barn-Owl

Sri Lanka Bay-Owl

Lesser Sooty Owl

Sulawesi Owl

Minahassa Masked Owl

Sooty Owl

Australasian Grass-Owl

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Barn Owls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found