Tengmalm's Owl
Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758)
TENOW 
7700
Family: Strigiformes > Strigidae
A diminutive resident of northern and alpine forests in both the New and Old Worlds, Tengmalm's Owl is occasionally irruptive in its movements, and some individuals have made it as far as (northern) Britain, but it has been extremely rare in recent decades.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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Northumberland, 1812 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution. Recent records have been on the Northern Isles.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Tengmalm's Owl, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: TENOW | Euring: 7700 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Passive relocation: a method to preserve burrowing owls on disturbed sites
- Does nest basket size affect breeding performance of long-eared owls and Eurasian kestrels?
- Conservation action on the endemic owls at Lianhuashan Mountains: Final report of project 'OWL 2002'
Read more studies about Tengmalm's Owl on Conservation Evidence >
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