Barn Owl (Tyto alba) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Barn Owl

French common name:

Effraie des clochers

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Barn Owl	Effraie des clochers
2005	Barn Owl	Effraie des clochers
2010	Barn Owl	Effraie des clochers
2015	Barn Owl	Effraie des clochers
2020	Barn Owl	Effraie des clochers

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Strigiformes
2005	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Strigiformes
2010	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Strigiformes
2015	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Strigiformes
2020	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Strigiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Vulnerable
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - N2B,N1N,NUM
2020	Imperiled - N2?

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2?B,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Quebec
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present