Little Owl / Athene noctua
| Little Owl bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Northern Little Owl |
| Old latin name for bird | Strix noctua, Athene noctus |
| Order | Owls / Strigiformes |
| Family | Owls / Strigidae |
| Genus | Athene |
| Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | widespread PAL and n, ne AF |
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Related species
Malaita Owl
Guadalcanal Owl
Makira Owl
Forest Owlet
West Solomons Owl
Burrowing Owl
White-browed Owl
Spotted Owlet
Where to see Little Owl
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Chad
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Little Owl subspecies (13)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athene noctua bactriana | Iraq and Azerbaijan to Pakistan and nw India | - | No |
| Athene noctua glaux | coastal n Africa to sw Israel | - | No |
| Athene noctua impasta | wc China | - | No |
| Athene noctua indigena | Romania to Greece through Ukraine and Turkey e to s Russia | - | No |
| Athene noctua lilith | Cyprus, s Turkey to Iraq and the Sinai (Egypt) | - | No |
| Athene noctua ludlowi | Himalayas | - | No |
| Athene noctua noctua | c, s, se Europe to nw Russia | - | No |
| Athene noctua orientalis | ne Kazakhstan and nw China | - | No |
| Athene noctua plumipes | Mongolia, sc Siberia and ne China | - | No |
| Athene noctua saharae | Morocco to w Egypt and c Arabia | - | No |
| Athene noctua somaliensis | e Ethiopia and Somalia | - | No |
| Athene noctua spilogastra | e Sudan, Eritrea and ne Ethiopia | - | No |
| Athene noctua vidalii | w Europe | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аТыҩарҩар |
| Afrikaans | Steenuil |
| Albanian | kukuvajka, Huti i vogël |
| Arabic | البومة الصغيرة (أم قو يق), بومة صغيرة, البومة الصغيرة, أم قو يق |
| Armenian | [Tnain Bvik ], Տնային Բվիկ |
| Azerbaijani | Meşә baүquşu, xarabaçıl, ev yapalağı, dam xarabaçılı, dam yapalağı, Dam bayquşu, Kor yapalaq |
| Bashkir | байғош ябалаҡ, байҡош, байғош, бәүелсәк япалаҡ |
| Basque | mozolo, Mussol comú, Mozolo arrunta, Mozoloa, Mozolo (arrunt), Mozolo arrunt |
| Belarusian | Сыч-сіпель, damavy syč, Cыч-сiпель, дамавы сыч, Сыч-сiпель |
| Bengali | িুমদ যাুঁচা |
| Breton | Kaouenn-vihan, Ar gaouenn bihan, Chevech, kaouenn vihan |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена кукумявка, Домашна кукумявка, обикновена кукумявка, Домашна (Обикновена) кукумявка, obiknovena kukumjavka |
| Catalan | mussol comú, Xot, Miula |
| Chinese | 东方小鸮, 纵纹腹小鸮, [zong-wen-fu xiao-xiao], 縱紋腹小鴞, 小鸮, 秃思怪, 北方猫王鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 東方小鴞, 禿思怪, 縱紋腹小鴞, 小鴞, 北方貓王鳥 |
| Chuvash | Кил-çурт тăмани |
| Cornish | korroula, Corula |
| Croatian | Sivi Cuk, sivi čuk, sivi ćuk, Obični ćuk |
| Czech | Sýcek obecný, sýček, sýček obecný, sýèek obecný |
| Danish | Kirkeugle |
| Dutch | Steenuil |
| Esperanto | noktua strigo, noktuo |
| Estonian | kivikakk |
| Finnish | minervanpöllö |
| French | chevêche, Chevêche d’Athéna, Chevêche d'Athéna, Chouette chevêche, Chevêche commune |
| Frisian | Stienûle, stienûltsje |
| Galician | Moucho, moucho común, Escops, Moucho de orellas común, Mussol comú |
| Georgian | ჭოტი |
| German | Steinkauz, Wüstensteinkauz |
| Greek | Κουκουβάγια, koukouvagia, Κoυκoυβάγια, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κουκουβάγια, Κουκκουφκιάος |
| Hebrew | כוס החרבות, כוס החורבות, כוס |
| Hungarian | kuvik |
| Icelandic | Kattugla |
| Irish | ulchabhán beag, moucho |
| Italian | Civetta comune, Civetta |
| Japanese | コキンメフクロウ |
| Kazakh | үй байғызы, Байғыз, байғызша |
| Korean | 금눈쇠올빼미 |
| Latvian | mājas apogs, majas apogs |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji pelėdikė, Peledike, pelėdikė |
| Luxembourgish | Steekauz, Steekäizchen |
| Macedonian | Кукумјавка, Домашен був, кукумjавка, kukumjavka, кукумјавка |
| Malay | Burung Hantu Kuang Kuit |
| Maltese | kokka tat-tikki, kokka ċ-ċkejkna, Kokka tat-Tikek, kokka rari |
| Manx | hullad veg |
| Mongolian | Хотны бүгээхэй, бүгээхэй |
| Nepali | हिमाली कोचलगा“डे |
| Northern Sami | Minervaskuolfi |
| Norwegian | Kirkeugle, kirkeugle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kyrkjeugle |
| Occitan | cavèca |
| Persian | جغد کوچک |
| Polish | pójdźka (zwyczajna), Sóweczka, Pójdźka zwyczajna, pójdźka, pójdzka |
| Portuguese | mocho galego, mocho-galego, mocho galega |
| Romanian | Cucuvea, cucuveauă, cucuveaua |
| Romansh | tschuetta da la mort |
| Russian | Домовый сыч, Обыкновенный домовый сыч, Domovoy Sych, dodovyj syč, Сыч домовый, додовый сыч, Обыкновенный Домовой Сыч |
| Sardinian | cuccumeu, puzone de s'istria, tirulia |
| Serbian | Ћук, Cuk, Чук, Kukumavka, cuk obicni, ćuk obični, кукумавка |
| Slovak | kuvik obyčajný, kuvik plačlivý |
| Slovenian | cuk, čuk |
| Spanish | Mochuelo europeo, Mochuelo Comun, Mochuelo común, mochuelo |
| Swedish | minervauggla |
| Tajik | чуғз, чуғзи хонагӣ |
| Tatar | чырайсыз ябалак, йорт байгышы , йорт чырайсыз ябалагы , йорт ябалагы , гади байгыш , чырайсыз йорт ябалагы , байгыш -1 |
| Turkish | Байғыз, Kukumav |
| Turkmen | baýguş байгуш, kukumav, ب ا یق وش |
| Ukrainian | сич хатній, sič hatnij, Хатній сич |
| Uzbek | хонаки япалоққуш, бойўғли, бояқуш, уй бойўғлиси |
| Welsh | Tylluan fechan, tylluan fach |