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Little Owl

(Athene noctua)
Size: 22 cm

Sightings

We have seen an owl sitting on a lamppost on the campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, in January 2010. The light of the street lamp made it hard to identify, but by size and colour pattern we tentatively identify it as a Little Owl. No photo available yet.

Food

Like other members of the owl family, Little Owls are carnivores. They prey on large insects and other small animals.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.