Evidence found
122,428 records across 39 countries and territories, 1745–2026.
Asio otus · GBIF taxon key 2497306
Where has the Long-eared Owl been recorded?
Asio otus occurrence evidence comes from 122,428 records in 39 countries and territories, from 1745 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 122,428 records
- 39 places
- 161 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.
10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17452026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Long-eared Owl has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Long-eared Owl. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 98,237 | |
| Belgium | 18,849 | |
| United States | 1,962 | |
| Austria | 787 | |
| Germany | 492 | |
| Spain | 421 | |
| Ukraine | 341 | |
| United Kingdom | 287 | |
| Luxembourg | 244 | |
| Netherlands | 215 | |
| Canada | 205 | |
| Russia | 88 | |
| France | 80 | |
| Israel | 62 | |
| Italy | 38 | |
| Mexico | 24 | |
| Czechia | 15 | |
| Mongolia | 9 | |
| Denmark | 8 | |
| South Korea | 8 | |
| Greece | 7 | |
| Iran | 7 | |
| Portugal | 5 | |
| Romania | 5 | |
| China | 4 | |
| Andorra | 3 | |
| Belarus | 3 | |
| Hungary | 3 | |
| Poland | 3 | |
| Estonia | 2 | |
| Finland | 2 | |
| Croatia | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | |
| Türkiye | 2 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Jersey | 1 | |
| MD | 1 | |
| Serbia | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Strigidae.
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71,959 records
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Burrowing Owl
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Spotted Owlet
651 records
Oriental Scops-Owl
237 records
Asian Barred Owlet
117 records
Christmas Island Boobook
85 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.