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This page is a re-direst from the Barn owl Family page. Is there a page for the family itself? There is more to Tytonidae than just this one species! I'm prepared to do that page, if there aren't any objections. Sabine 17:50, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I think that a new contributor here might be a little confused about how to go about editing a page, and they deleted the taxobox, and removed almost all formatting. I reverted them because it was such a dramatic reduction in the aesthetic appeal, and also because it looks like some information was removed.
Still, there was probably a lot of salvagable content in the edit, which is why I invite editors to incorporate the text made in this edit into the article. Thanks. - Frazzydee| ✍ 00:05, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
The map is at least slightly wrong, Barn Owls are definitely found in southern Ontario WilyD 15:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
They are also in Çanakkale Turkey. I took their photo last night.
Bakbi ( talk) 05:16, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
I know other sources which shows they are also in the parts of Turkey for some decades. Bakbi ( talk) 05:17, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Because of this map I was not sure that what I saw was Barn Owl :) But it is definitely that one. Bakbi ( talk) 05:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Perhaps one of the other colour photographs Snowman 14:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Barn owls are such beautiful birds! And they're a very unique speicies with their 'moon faces'. I would love to have one for a pet, but that would be cruel. (under most circumstances)
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Should this species article be renamed "Common Barn Owl"?
Other redirects would need to be corrected, too, but NBD. Thoughts?-- Tombstone ( talk) 17:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
If this is the owl typically considered the "Screech Owl", then I think there should be a section on its place in folklore (Lillith, Romanian Shtriga/Strix) as a vampiric child-killer. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 07:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Recently an edit was reverted from Possums to Opossums however it should be remembered that the Barn Owl is also found outside North America and Possums could be a threat to this species in other parts of the world (ie Australia.....where Possums also exist) Aviceda talk 02:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Food and Hunting section describes "hovering" -- is this true hovering (thought reserved to hummingbirds)?
I never knew that sometimes owls eat their mates and/or babies. That's soo sad!!! Gtallstar ( talk) 23:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Barn Owls are slowling dropping to rare. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.214.81 ( talk) 16:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
The barn owl is a raptor and, like most owls is a bird of prey. Barn owls are also nocturnal , sleeping by day and hunting by night these owls can eat up to 3,000 rodents per year. Most Barn owls live in man-made structures such as barns -of course-, small plywood houses, attics, basements and tons more. A barn owls "satellite dish" face helps it hear even the smallest rustling of leaves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.35.175 ( talk) 00:53, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
This article is very interesting, but as ever with blogs hosted by newspapers I don't know if it passes WP:RS. Can we use it? Is there another source? Sophie means wisdom ( talk) 10:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
At the moment there are 16 owl photos/videos on this site plus a photo of a skull. I would say that about 15 are redundant. The single photo in the introductory box should be enough. Comments? Mtpaley ( talk) 23:55, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
This page should really be put under the species name. It even states in the first paragraph that this species goes by a plethora of names due to its global distribution. How are other people supposed to find this page unless there is some consistency in the page title for living organisms? -- 108.32.175.11 ( talk) 07:00, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I am proposing to work on this article with a view to GAN. For a start, I would like to tabulate the subspecies section and treat it as in the article Red fox where you can click to show the table or it can remain hidden. Are there any objections to my doing this? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:25, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
Some old page history that used to be at the title "Barn owl" can now be found at Talk:Barn owl/Old history. Graham 87 03:15, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
I would like to see the book Wesley the Owl—biologist Stacey O'Brien's book about keeping a barn owl as a pet for twenty years—included on this page in a 'Further reading' section. Since it's by a scientist, it's a very careful and compelling account that could be of interest to readers of this article. However, I am not sure if it would be considered inappropriate as an addition to this FA page, so I make the suggestion rather than an actual edit. (I am not connected to this author in any way, just someone who thought it was a good book.)
The British Trust for Ornithology reports a ringed British specimen that seems to have made it to Afghanistan in 2005 (that's around 5800km so well over treble the largest movement distance on this page). Does anyone know anything about this? It seems unbelievable. Blythwood ( talk) 12:28, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
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The subspecies list is entirely empty, which seems odd for a featured article; has there been some kind of editing error? Gusworld ( talk) 07:33, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
I've noticed that for some reason, the barn owl is listed as both being a bird and a reptile within the 'Scientific classification' on the right hand side. Would someone be able to remove the erroneous 'reptilia' reference on this page? I have no idea how to do it myself..
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.61.223 ( talk) 19:36, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Why are some users removing the urban animals category off the barn owl? Barn owls can easily adapt well with human settlements, as long as it's not disturbed much. Please re-add the urban animals category to the barn owl. 2601:206:8103:1BE0:246A:CCFF:3C5C:801A ( talk) 08:58, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Dylan Hooton
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This page is a re-direst from the Barn owl Family page. Is there a page for the family itself? There is more to Tytonidae than just this one species! I'm prepared to do that page, if there aren't any objections. Sabine 17:50, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I think that a new contributor here might be a little confused about how to go about editing a page, and they deleted the taxobox, and removed almost all formatting. I reverted them because it was such a dramatic reduction in the aesthetic appeal, and also because it looks like some information was removed.
Still, there was probably a lot of salvagable content in the edit, which is why I invite editors to incorporate the text made in this edit into the article. Thanks. - Frazzydee| ✍ 00:05, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
The map is at least slightly wrong, Barn Owls are definitely found in southern Ontario WilyD 15:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
They are also in Çanakkale Turkey. I took their photo last night.
Bakbi ( talk) 05:16, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
I know other sources which shows they are also in the parts of Turkey for some decades. Bakbi ( talk) 05:17, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Because of this map I was not sure that what I saw was Barn Owl :) But it is definitely that one. Bakbi ( talk) 05:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
Perhaps one of the other colour photographs Snowman 14:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Barn owls are such beautiful birds! And they're a very unique speicies with their 'moon faces'. I would love to have one for a pet, but that would be cruel. (under most circumstances)
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Comments:
Should this species article be renamed "Common Barn Owl"?
Other redirects would need to be corrected, too, but NBD. Thoughts?-- Tombstone ( talk) 17:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
If this is the owl typically considered the "Screech Owl", then I think there should be a section on its place in folklore (Lillith, Romanian Shtriga/Strix) as a vampiric child-killer. Not even Mr. Lister's Koromon survived intact. 07:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Recently an edit was reverted from Possums to Opossums however it should be remembered that the Barn Owl is also found outside North America and Possums could be a threat to this species in other parts of the world (ie Australia.....where Possums also exist) Aviceda talk 02:42, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
Food and Hunting section describes "hovering" -- is this true hovering (thought reserved to hummingbirds)?
I never knew that sometimes owls eat their mates and/or babies. That's soo sad!!! Gtallstar ( talk) 23:04, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Barn Owls are slowling dropping to rare. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.47.214.81 ( talk) 16:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
The barn owl is a raptor and, like most owls is a bird of prey. Barn owls are also nocturnal , sleeping by day and hunting by night these owls can eat up to 3,000 rodents per year. Most Barn owls live in man-made structures such as barns -of course-, small plywood houses, attics, basements and tons more. A barn owls "satellite dish" face helps it hear even the smallest rustling of leaves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.35.175 ( talk) 00:53, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
This article is very interesting, but as ever with blogs hosted by newspapers I don't know if it passes WP:RS. Can we use it? Is there another source? Sophie means wisdom ( talk) 10:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
At the moment there are 16 owl photos/videos on this site plus a photo of a skull. I would say that about 15 are redundant. The single photo in the introductory box should be enough. Comments? Mtpaley ( talk) 23:55, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
This page should really be put under the species name. It even states in the first paragraph that this species goes by a plethora of names due to its global distribution. How are other people supposed to find this page unless there is some consistency in the page title for living organisms? -- 108.32.175.11 ( talk) 07:00, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
I am proposing to work on this article with a view to GAN. For a start, I would like to tabulate the subspecies section and treat it as in the article Red fox where you can click to show the table or it can remain hidden. Are there any objections to my doing this? Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:25, 5 July 2014 (UTC)
Some old page history that used to be at the title "Barn owl" can now be found at Talk:Barn owl/Old history. Graham 87 03:15, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
I would like to see the book Wesley the Owl—biologist Stacey O'Brien's book about keeping a barn owl as a pet for twenty years—included on this page in a 'Further reading' section. Since it's by a scientist, it's a very careful and compelling account that could be of interest to readers of this article. However, I am not sure if it would be considered inappropriate as an addition to this FA page, so I make the suggestion rather than an actual edit. (I am not connected to this author in any way, just someone who thought it was a good book.)
The British Trust for Ornithology reports a ringed British specimen that seems to have made it to Afghanistan in 2005 (that's around 5800km so well over treble the largest movement distance on this page). Does anyone know anything about this? It seems unbelievable. Blythwood ( talk) 12:28, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
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The subspecies list is entirely empty, which seems odd for a featured article; has there been some kind of editing error? Gusworld ( talk) 07:33, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
I've noticed that for some reason, the barn owl is listed as both being a bird and a reptile within the 'Scientific classification' on the right hand side. Would someone be able to remove the erroneous 'reptilia' reference on this page? I have no idea how to do it myself..
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.130.61.223 ( talk) 19:36, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Why are some users removing the urban animals category off the barn owl? Barn owls can easily adapt well with human settlements, as long as it's not disturbed much. Please re-add the urban animals category to the barn owl. 2601:206:8103:1BE0:246A:CCFF:3C5C:801A ( talk) 08:58, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Dylan Hooton
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