However, a female will have miniscule black spots near the joint of the wing. The spots can be as small as the head of a pin or as large as the end of a matchstick. The back feathers of the male are very pale brown or yellowish with areas of light gray and white. Females have brown and darker gray back feathers. The tail feathers of the males are pale buff or white with light gray. Females are brown with darker gray or black barring. The trailing end of each wing feather is white in both male and female.
The main portion of each wing feather is golden brown with light gray barring for male and brown with black or dark gray barring for the female. One thing that should be kept in mind when trying to sex barn owls, the older a female gets, the less characteristically female she becomes. A female barn owl's coloring can change as she ages making it harder to tell her from a male. Barn Owl Fast Facts The barn owl is the most popular and widespread species of owl.
Barn Owl Habitat Barn owls do live in old barns and buildings. Male and Female Coloring Differences In some barn owls, it is possible to determine the sex without an owl of the opposite sex to compare. Post a Comment. Posting Komentar. Formulir Kontak. Note the very pale colouration especially the tail.
Underside of the same male. Note the total lack of little black spots. No spots and very pale — it must be a male. BUT: Some males do have spots on their flanks! This is a proven male that we radio tracked. Top side of the same proven male — the dark barring is normally indicative of a female. A proven female showing a typical amount of spotting from chest across to carpal joint.
Many people have barn owls living in their trees without even knowing it until they hear the chilling screech. The first item separating male from a female is size.
Like many other raptors, the female is slightly larger than the male. She also has darker legs while the male has singularly pale legs. The female's beak is buff color; however, the male's beak is more of an ivory color. The female can weigh up to 1 lb. Obviously these differences would mean nothing to the casual observer who does not have a male and female sitting side by side.
In some barn owls, it is possible to determine the sex without an owl of the opposite sex to compare. This determination is made by the coloring of the feathers. A male has a white throat, while a female has a brown one. The throat coloring on both owls extends along the sides of their heads just behind the face disk in their respective colors. The under wings of the male and the female owls are white. However, a female will have miniscule black spots near the joint of the wing.
The spots can be as small as the head of a pin or as large as the end of a matchstick.
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