Little Owl

Athene noctua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Białowieża National Park

1 Verified records at Białowieża National Park

🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The little owl (Athene noctua), also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the 19th century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early 20th century. This owl is a member of the typical or true owl family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl, the other grouping being the barn owls, Tytonidae. It is a small (approx. 22 cm long), cryptically coloured, mainly nocturnal species and is found in a range of habitats including farmland, woodland fringes, steppes and semi-deserts. It feeds on insects, earthworms, other invertebrates and small vertebrates. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park

Glaucidium passerinum

Strix aluco

Strix nebulosa

Surnia ulula

Asio otus

Aegolius funereus

Asio flammeus

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Little Owl at Białowieża National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
3	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
4	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
6	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
9	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
10	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
13	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
17	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
18	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
19	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
20	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
21	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

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Little Owl

Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park

Eurasian Pygmy-Owl

Tawny Owl

Great Gray Owl

Northern Hawk Owl

Long-eared Owl

Boreal Owl

Short-eared Owl

📅 Monthly Probability

🌅 When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found