Owls in Portugal
Our list for Portugal has 6 owls recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Portugal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRecorded all year
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