
The western barn owl (Tyto alba) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the barn owl.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 523 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Western Barn Owl is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
523 records, iNaturalist
6 resultate in die Noord-Kaap
Beplan 'n reis
Gashere het die Western Barn Owl aangeteken by verblyf in of langs Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Tyto alba
Aantekeninge
523
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Western Barn Owl op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Western Barn Owl at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Western Barn Owl is most recorded in Western Cape (37% of records), Northern Cape (20% of records), Limpopo (12% of records), based on 523 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the Western Barn Owl on site or nearby.
The Western Barn Owl is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The western barn owl (Tyto alba) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the barn owl. The cosmopolitan barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them into distinct species, as is done here.