Owls in Azerbaijan
Our list for Azerbaijan has 6 owls recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Azerbaijan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Feb–May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–May
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoPassage migrantUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Scops-owl 19–21 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made