Bird
Little Owl
Athene noctua · Strigidae · Strigiformes
Best monthsMar · May–Junmost records
Records651,001in 67 countries
Most seen inNetherlands177,161 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Little Owl in brief
The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird of the Strigidae family — species of bird.
Across the 67 countries we cover it has 651,001 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Spain and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, May and June and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands177,161 records · best Jun, May
Spain116,683 records · best Apr, May
France105,052 records · best Jun, Mar
United Kingdom49,529 records · best Jan, Apr
Belgium41,037 records · best Mar, Jun
Portugal38,639 records · best Apr, May
Italy18,653 records · best Jan, Dec
Germany12,942 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye12,694 records · best May, Jun
Israel11,246 records · best Mar, May
Greece9,728 records · best May, Apr
Morocco5,674 records · best Mar, Apr
Bulgaria5,258 records · best May, Jan
Romania4,242 records · best Jun, May
New Zealand4,116 records · best Dec, Jan
Hungary3,746 records · best May, Jun
United Arab Emirates3,637 records · best Apr, Jan
Luxembourg3,038 records · best Jun, May
Ukraine2,979 records · best Mar, Jun
Iran2,136 records · best May, Jun
Russia2,104 records · best May, Jun
Denmark1,997 records · best Apr, May
Serbia1,781 records · best May, Jun
Cyprus1,754 records · best Apr, Mar
Croatia1,754 records · best Oct, May
Palestine1,602 records · best Mar, Feb
Georgia1,260 records · best May, Sep
Mongolia777 records · best Jun, Sep
Algeria714 records · best Jun, Apr
Azerbaijan707 records · best Nov, May
Tunisia706 records · best Apr, Mar
Kazakhstan672 records · best May, Jun
Austria602 records · best May, Jun
Albania541 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan525 records · best May, Apr
Egypt494 records · best Jan, May
Jordan432 records · best Apr, Jun
Poland406 records · best Jun, Jul
Slovakia378 records · best May, Aug
Oman378 records · best Nov, Feb
Slovenia309 records · best Aug, Jun
Qatar282 records · best Mar, May
North Macedonia268 records · best Jun, May
Moldova251 records · best May, Jul
Montenegro235 records · best May, Jun
Armenia228 records · best May, Jul
Belarus226 records · best May, Aug
Kuwait209 records · best Jan, Feb
Afghanistan171 records · best Oct, Sep
Saudi Arabia167 records · best Oct, Apr
Switzerland159 records · best Mar, Apr
Lebanon100 records · best May, Jul
Kyrgyzstan93 records · best Jul, Aug
Kosovo89 records · best Aug, May
Iraq78 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania66 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina62 records · best May, Oct
Somalia54 records · best Jan, Feb
Syria45 records · best Apr, Mar
Tajikistan43 records · best May, Feb
Turkmenistan43 records · best May, Apr
Libya29 records · best May, Apr
Latvia10 records · best Apr, Jul
North Korea4 records · best Apr, May
Andorra3 records · best Jan, Jun
Malta2 records · best Jan, Feb
Monaco1 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.