Maghreb Owl (Strix mauritanica)
About the Maghreb Owl
The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae. It is commonly found in woodlands across Europe, as well as western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. The tawny owl's underparts are pale with dark streaks, whilst its upper body may be either brown or grey (in several subspecies, individuals may be of both colours). The tawny owl typically makes its nest in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. It is non-migratory and highly territorial: as a result, when young birds grow up and leave the parental nest, if they cannot find a vacant territory to claim as their own, they will often starve.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African Wood OwlStrix woodfordiirecording
- Barred OwlStrix variarecording
- Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineatarecording
- Black-banded OwlStrix huhularecording
- Desert OwlStrix hadoramirecording
- Fulvous OwlStrix fulvescensrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.