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White-browed owl

Athene superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817)

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The white-browed owl (Athene superciliaris) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 228.8 g to 231 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-browed owl (Athene superciliaris)
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-browed owl

Weight
231 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the white-browed owl

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White-browed owl (Athene superciliaris)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-browed owl live?

Not recorded

What is the white-browed owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-browed owl (Athene superciliaris), also known as the white-browed hawk-owl or the Madagascar hawk-owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

From the Wikipedia article “White-browed owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-browed_owl&oldid=1359540517), 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 white-browed owl endangered?

The white-browed 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. What the categories mean.

How is the white-browed owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusAthene
  7. SpeciesAthene superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817)

Synonyms Ninox superciliaris, Ninox superciliosus, Noctua pollenii, Strix sonnerati, Strix superciliaris

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • White-browed hawk-owlEnglish
  • بوم أبيض الحاجبينArabic
  • mussol nínoxCatalan
  • sovka madagaskarskáCzech
  • sýček madagaskarskýCzech
  • Gwalchdylluan MadagasgarWelsh
  • Hvidbrynet HøgeugleDanish
  • MadagaskarkauzGerman
  • Madagaskar-KauzGerman
  • madagaskara strigetoEsperanto
  • Mochuelo malgacheSpanish
  • Mochuelo de MadagascarSpanish
  • valgekulm-haugaskakkEstonian
  • madagaskarinhaukkapöllöFinnish
  • Chevêche à sourcilsFrench
  • Chevêche à sourcils blancsFrench
  • Ninoxe à sourcils blancsFrench
  • pjegavokapi ćukCroatian
  • madagaszkári héjabagolyHungarian
  • Gufastore cigliabiancheItalian
  • Civetta dalle sopracciglia biancheItalian
  • Civetta sparviero del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルアオバズクJapanese
  • madagaskarinė aštrianagė pelėdaLithuanian
  • Néʼéshjaaʼ bitéél noodǫ́zígííNavajo
  • gasserfalkugleNorwegian Bokmål
  • MadagaskarvalkuilDutch
  • MadagaskarsteenuilDutch
  • hvitbrynugleNorwegian
  • pójdźka białobrewaPolish
  • mocho-de-sobrancelhasPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарская иглоногая соваRussian
  • kuvik madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Kukumavka sa belom obrvomSerbian
  • madagaskarugglaSwedish
  • Ak Kaşlı KukumavTurkish
  • сич мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • 白眉小鸮Chinese
  • 白眉鷹鴞Chinese

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Relatives of the white-browed owl

Other species in the same genus Athene.

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Athene roseoaxillaris

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-browed owl?

An adult white-browed owl weighs 231 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-browed owl endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-browed owl?

The white-browed owl (Athene superciliaris) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{white_browed_owl_2026,
  title = {White-browed owl (Athene superciliaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}