Owls in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 5 owls recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Jul
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusScarceRare34–43 cm
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
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