Tawny owl  (Strix aluco)

Palaearctic region: the region that includes Europe, the part of Asia to the north of the Himalayan-Tibetan barrier, North Africa and most of Arabia.

1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November 2002):
   http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
   
2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
   
3. Gooders, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
   
4. Greenoak, F. (1979) All the birds of the air. Book Club Associates, London.
   
5. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
   
6. RSPB (2003) Pers. comm.
   
7. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK:
   http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf