---
title: "Aluco"
description: "Strix aluco — Aves. The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tawny-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Aluco

> Strix aluco — Aves. The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae.

- Scientific name: *Strix aluco*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 23963
- Wikidata: [Q25756](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25756)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19898](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19898)

## Names

- en: Tawny Owl
- de: Waldkauz
- es: Cárabo
- fr: Chouette hulotte
- nl: Bosuil
- pt: Aluco
- pl: Puszczyk zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3177), RU (3020), DE (2117), FR (2098), IT (1484), ES (943), DK (834), AT (761), PT (746), PL (596), UA (447), FI (279)

## Summary

The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae. It is commonly found in woodlands across Europe, as well as western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. The tawny owl's underparts are pale with dark streaks, whilst its upper body may be either brown or grey (in several subspecies, individuals may be of both colours). The tawny owl typically makes its nest in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. It is non-migratory and highly territorial: as a result, when young birds grow up and leave the parental nest…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawny_owl

## Photo

![Aluco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tawny-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christopher Kullenberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114141861

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tawny-owl?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).