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Barn owl

Length

0.32 to 0.4 m (bill to tail, American barn owl)

Wingspan

0.9 to 1.25 m (about 0.9 m in Europe (Collins Bird Guide) to 1.0–1.25 m in the Americas (Cornell))

Weight

0.33 to 0.7 kg (about 330–360 g in Britain (Barn Owl Trust) to 400–700 g in the Americas (Cornell))

Lifespan in the wild

1.5 to 4 years (average: about 18 months in Britain; about 4 years for owls that survive their first year)

Lives in

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh and 138 more places