Little Owl / Athene noctua LC
- Synonyms Northern Little Owl
- Old latin name for bird Athene noctus, Strix noctua
Little Owlbird sounds *
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Where to see Little Owl
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion widespread PAL and n, ne AF
- 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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аТыҩарҩар |
| Afrikaans | Steenuil |
| Albanian | Huti i vogël, kukuvajka |
| Arabic | البومة الصغيرة (أم قو يق), البومة الصغيرة, بومة صغيرة, أم قو يق |
| Armenian | Տնային Բվիկ, [Tnain Bvik ] |
| Azerbaijani | dam xarabaçılı, ev yapalağı, Kor yapalaq, Dam bayquşu, dam yapalağı, xarabaçıl, Meşә baүquşu |
| Bashkir | байғош ябалаҡ, байҡош, байғош, бәүелсәк япалаҡ |
| Basque | Mozoloa, Mozolo (arrunt), Mozolo arrunt, mozolo, Mussol comú, Mozolo arrunta |
| Belarusian | Сыч-сіпель, дамавы сыч, Сыч-сiпель, Cыч-сiпель, damavy syč |
| Bengali | িুমদ যাুঁচা |
| Breton | kaouenn vihan, Kaouenn-vihan, Chevech, Ar gaouenn bihan |
| Bulgarian | обикновена кукумявка, Обикновена кукумявка, Домашна (Обикновена) кукумявка, Домашна кукумявка, obiknovena kukumjavka |
| Catalan | Miula, mussol comú, Xot |
| Chinese | [zong-wen-fu xiao-xiao], 北方猫王鸟, 小鸮, 秃思怪, 縱紋腹小鴞, 东方小鸮, 纵纹腹小鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 東方小鴞, 北方貓王鳥, 小鴞, 縱紋腹小鴞, 禿思怪 |
| Chuvash | Кил-çурт тăмани |
| Cornish | korroula, Corula |
| Croatian | sivi čuk, Sivi Cuk, Obični ćuk, sivi ćuk |
| Czech | Sýcek obecný, sýèek obecný, sýček obecný, sýček |
| Danish | Kirkeugle |
| Dutch | Steenuil |
| Esperanto | noktua strigo, noktuo |
| Estonian | kivikakk |
| Finnish | minervanpöllö |
| French | chevêche, Chevêche d’Athéna, Chevêche commune, Chouette chevêche, Chevêche d'Athéna |
| Frisian | stienûltsje, Stienûle |
| Galician | Escops, moucho común, Mussol comú, Moucho, Moucho de orellas común |
| Georgian | ჭოტი |
| German | Steinkauz, Wüstensteinkauz |
| Greek | Κoυκoυβάγια, Κουκουβάγια, Κουκκουφκιάος, koukouvagia, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κουκουβάγια |
| Hebrew | כוס, כוס החורבות, כוס החרבות |
| Hungarian | kuvik |
| Icelandic | Kattugla |
| Irish | moucho, ulchabhán beag |
| Italian | Civetta, Civetta comune |
| Japanese | コキンメフクロウ |
| Kazakh | Байғыз, үй байғызы, байғызша |
| Korean | 금눈쇠올빼미 |
| Latvian | mājas apogs, majas apogs |
| Lithuanian | pelėdikė, paprastoji pelėdikė, Peledike |
| Luxembourgish | Steekauz, Steekäizchen |
| Macedonian | Кукумјавка, кукумjавка, кукумјавка, kukumjavka, Домашен був |
| Malay | Burung Hantu Kuang Kuit |
| Maltese | Kokka tat-Tikek, kokka tat-tikki, kokka ċ-ċkejkna, kokka rari |
| Manx | hullad veg |
| Mongolian | Хотны бүгээхэй, бүгээхэй |
| Nepali | हिमाली कोचलगा“डे |
| Northern Sami | Minervaskuolfi |
| Norwegian | kirkeugle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Kyrkjeugle |
| Occitan | cavèca |
| Persian | جغد کوچک |
| Polish | pójdzka, Pójdźka zwyczajna, Sóweczka, pójdźka, pójdźka (zwyczajna) |
| Portuguese | mocho-galego, mocho galega, mocho galego |
| Romanian | Cucuvea, cucuveauă, cucuveaua |
| Romansh | tschuetta da la mort |
| Russian | Домовый сыч, додовый сыч, Domovoy Sych, dodovyj syč, Сыч домовый, Обыкновенный домовый сыч, Обыкновенный Домовой Сыч |
| Sardinian | cuccumeu, tirulia, puzone de s'istria |
| Serbian | Cuk, Ћук, Чук, cuk obicni, ćuk obični, Kukumavka, кукумавка |
| Slovak | kuvik obyčajný, kuvik plačlivý |
| Slovenian | cuk, čuk |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Comun, Mochuelo europeo, Mochuelo común, mochuelo |
| Swedish | minervauggla |
| Tajik | чуғз, чуғзи хонагӣ |
| Tatar | гади байгыш , байгыш -1 , чырайсыз ябалак, йорт байгышы , йорт чырайсыз ябалагы , чырайсыз йорт ябалагы , йорт ябалагы |
| Turkish | Kukumav, Байғыз |
| Turkmen | kukumav, ب ا یق وش, baýguş байгуш |
| Ukrainian | Хатній сич, сич хатній, sič hatnij |
| Uzbek | уй бойўғлиси, бойўғли, хонаки япалоққуш, бояқуш |
| Welsh | tylluan fach, Tylluan fechan |