Bone Chart

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)