Little Owl · Athene noctua · (Scopoli, 1769)

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Subspecies

Unclassified

  • No subspecies specified
  • In background of another recording

Credits

Ranges shown based on BirdLife International and NatureServe (2011), now curated and maintained by Xeno-canto.

Other Resources

Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy. External sites may use a different taxonomy.

Seasonal occurrence

  • Resident
  • Breeding
  • Non-breeding
  • Passage
  • Uncertain

1359 foreground recordings and 242 background recordings of Athene noctua . Total recording duration 24:05:33.

Results format:

Common name / Scientific Length Recordist Date Time Country Location Elev. (m) Type (predef. / other) Remarks Actions / Quality Cat.nr.
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2:03 Luca Baghino 2022-02-16 01:30 Italy Genoa (near Genova), Città Metropolitana di Genova, Liguria 140 call, song [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:41 David Tattersley 2024-03-20 01:55 Cyprus Episkopi, Paphos 160 call [also] [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:16 David Tattersley 2024-03-19 01:02 Cyprus Episkopi, Paphos 160 call [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:12 David Tattersley 2024-03-18 02:04 Cyprus Episkopi, Paphos 160 nocturnal flight call [sono] discuss icon
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XC889985
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:28 Johan Roeland 2024-03-18 19:51 Netherlands Zalk, Kampen, Overijssel 0 song [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:32 Anthony ROUX 2023-07-15 05:49 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 alarm call [sono] discuss icon
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XC883318
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:41 Anthony ROUX 2024-02-29 06:33 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 song [sono] discuss icon
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XC883233
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1:32 Anthony ROUX 2024-02-29 04:16 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 song [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:31 Anthony ROUX 2024-02-28 22:52 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC883227
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 3:05 Anthony ROUX 2023-12-15 5:25 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 call, song [sono] discuss icon
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XC883226
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:09 Anthony ROUX 2023-08-25 03:31 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC883220
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:48 Anthony ROUX 2023-07-15 05:42 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 begging call [sono] discuss icon
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XC883215
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:11 Anthony ROUX 2023-03-07 05:25 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 begging call [sono] discuss icon
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XC883214
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:20 Anthony ROUX 2023-11-27 23:23 France Arrondissement de la Rochelle (near Saint-Xandre), Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20 song [sono] discuss icon
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XC883212
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:28 Michel Veldt 2024-01-06 00:39 Netherlands Noodbrug voor fietsers en wandelaars (near Zwammerdam), Alphen aan Den Rijn, Zuid-Holland 0 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC881487
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:19 Michel Veldt 2024-01-06 00:04 Netherlands Noodbrug voor fietsers en wandelaars (near Zwammerdam), Alphen aan Den Rijn, Zuid-Holland 0 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC881486
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:23 Michel Veldt 2024-01-05 23:52 Netherlands Noodbrug voor fietsers en wandelaars (near Zwammerdam), Alphen aan Den Rijn, Zuid-Holland 0 call [sono] discuss icon
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XC881485
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 1:21 Mateusz Gutowski 2018-04-02 21:00 Poland Piła, Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship 60 song

Samiec pójdźki odzywający się z otworu wentylacyjnego w wieżowcu w centrum miasta.

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XC881403
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:13 Uffe Damm Andersen 2024-03-05 12:24 Spain Punta Camorro, Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia 50 call

Two birds (second bird calling ("answering") at the end of the recording). One bird heard calling from the same area on previous days. Phone recording through the Merlin app. Edited in Audacity: Trimmed (13.7 secs. of original 55 secs. recoring). High-pass filter: 400 Hz. Gain: +3 dB.

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 2:01 Simon Elliott 2024-03-05 05:30 United Kingdom Hessay, York, England 20 song

male hoot, joined by female at end of track; unmodified recording

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:08 João Tomás 2024-02-20 19:32 Spain Valencia de Don Juan (near Fontanil de los Oteros), León, Castilla y León 800 call [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:24 João Tomás 2024-02-20 19:34 Spain Valencia de Don Juan (near Fontanil de los Oteros), León, Castilla y León 800 call, "Wioh" calls. [sono] discuss icon
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XC876589
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 3:26 Stein Ø. Nilsen 2023-04-21 05:30 Spain Hotel El Horcajo (near Montecorto), Málaga, Andalusia 440 call, song

Overnight recording, drop-rig.

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:17 Théo Treels 2024-01-16 18:00 France Arrondissement de Lille (near Villeneuve-d'Ascq), Nord, Hauts-de-France 20 call

Comportement sociaux d'un couple qui renforce les liens.

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:10 Cyrille Frey 2024-02-05 18:30 France Arrondissement de Figeac (near Espédaillac), Lot, Occitanie 340 song [also] [sono] discuss icon
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XC871304
Little Owl (Athene noctua) 3:00 Stein Ø. Nilsen 2023-04-20 04:30 Spain Hotel El Horcajo (near Montecorto), Málaga, Andalusia 440 duet, song

Overnight recording

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:46 Stein Ø. Nilsen 2023-04-20 04:30 Spain Hotel El Horcajo (near Montecorto), Málaga, Andalusia 440 song

Overnight recording

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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:38 Stephan Börnecke 2024-01-25 17:18 Germany Nienburg/Weser (near Stolzenau), Detmold, Lower Saxony 30 duet [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:09 Tjomme Fernhout 2024-01-17 18:30 Netherlands De Eng, Wageningen, Gelderland 20 call [sono] discuss icon
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Little Owl (Athene noctua) 0:55 João Tomás 2024-01-07 08:00 Spain Valencia de Don Juan (near San Román de los Oteros), León, Castilla y León 800 song

Singing on the church roof.

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