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Ashy-faced owl

Tyto glaucops (Kaup, 1852)

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The ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops) is a species in the family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 381.6 g to 416.2 g and live up to 15.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops)
Photo: John Greenaway from Cardiff, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy-faced owl

Weight
381.6 g – 416.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
15.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
34 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
31.9 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.6 – 5.15src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy-faced owl live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy-faced owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops) is a species of bird in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. It is found on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, on Dominica, and on several other islands of the Lesser Antilles.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy-faced owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy-faced_owl&oldid=1379899422), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the ashy-faced owl endangered?

The ashy-faced owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the ashy-faced owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyTytonidae
  6. genusTyto
  7. SpeciesTyto glaucops (Kaup, 1852)

Synonyms Strix glaucops, Tyto glaucops cavatica

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Ashy-faced barn owlEnglish
  • Tortugan barn owlEnglish
  • بومة رمادية الوجهArabic
  • òliba de la HispaniolaCatalan
  • sova šedolícíCzech
  • tylluan wen HispaniolaWelsh
  • Hispañiola SlørugleDanish
  • HispaniolaschleiereuleGerman
  • GraugesichteuleGerman
  • Hispaniola-SchleiereuleGerman
  • hispaniola turstrigoEsperanto
  • Lechuza de La EspañolaSpanish
  • Lechuza Cara CenizaSpanish
  • kariibi loorkakkEstonian
  • haitintornipöllöFinnish
  • hispaniolantornipöllöFinnish
  • Effraie d'HispaniolaFrench
  • Effraie d’HispaniolaFrench
  • FrizeHaitian Creole
  • antilska kukuvijaCroatian
  • hispaniolai gyöngybagolyHungarian
  • Barbagianni cenerinoItalian
  • Barbagianni facciagrigiaItalian
  • イスパニオラメンフクロウJapanese
  • ヒスパニオラメンフクロウJapanese
  • ヒスパニョラメンフクロウJapanese
  • pilkaskruostė liepsnotoji pelėdaLithuanian
  • HispaniolakerkuilDutch
  • hispaniolaslørugleNorwegian
  • płomykówka szarolicaPolish
  • coruja-de-face-cinzaPortuguese
  • coruja-de-faces-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Пепельнолицая сипухаRussian
  • plamienka sivolícaSlovak
  • Kukuvija pepeljastog licaSerbian
  • gråmaskad tornugglaSwedish
  • hispaniolatornugglaSwedish
  • Hispanyola Peçeli BaykuşuTurkish
  • Soluk yüzlü peçeli baykuşTurkish
  • сипуха гаїтійськаUkrainian
  • 灰面鸮Chinese
  • 灰臉倉鴞Chinese
  • 灰面草鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the ashy-faced owl

Other species in the same genus Tyto.

VU, Vulnerable
Red owl (Tyto soumagnei)

Red owl

Tyto soumagnei

Tytonidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy-faced owl?

An adult ashy-faced owl weighs 381.6 g – 416.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy-faced owl endangered?

The ashy-faced owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the ashy-faced owl live?

The ashy-faced owl has a recorded lifespan of 15.4 years.

What kind of animal is the ashy-faced owl?

The ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops) belongs to the family Tytonidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{ashy_faced_owl_2026,
  title = {Ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-faced-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}