Common barn owl ~ Tyto alba

Found on all continents except Antarctica, and regularly seen on all Hawaiian islands, the common barn owl is often confused with Hawaii’s smaller-sized native short-eared owl, pueo. But barn owls are light in color. They are most active during dusk and nightfall. Their white face is more heart-shaped than pueo’s. Nesting preferably in the hollows of trees and true to their name, barn owls aren’t shy of human habitat, and have often chosen barn lofts and other human-made structures as their nesting sites.

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