Bone Charts

Barn owls are opportunistic predators, but small mammals make up the vast majority of their diet. Their prey varies depending on location and availability.

Common prey includes:

• Voles (their preferred prey in many regions)

• Mice

• Rats

• Shrews

• Pocket gophers

• Moles

• Young rabbits

• Ground squirrels

• Small bats
   

They also eat other animals when available, including:

• Small birds (sparrows, finches, starlings)

• Lizards

• Frogs

• Small snakes

• Large insects (grasshoppers, beetles, crickets)