American Barn Owl

 

This was my ninth sighting of a Barn Owl. We have observed them in Florida, Utah, Arizona and Cuba.

Interestingly, in 2024, ornithologists split the widespread Barn Owl, found on every continent except Antarctica, into three species: American Barn Owl, Eastern Barn Owl, and Western Barn Owl. American Barn Owl is restricted to the Americas, Eastern Barn Owl occurs from South Asia to Australia, and Western Barn Owl is found in Europe, Africa, and western Asia. Cornell All About Birds

More images of Barn Owls can be found on previous blogs.