Something Strange Is Happening to Barn Owls: They’re Changing Color

Barn owl plumage ranges from pure white to deep reddish-brown, with shades of golden brown in between. Some birds have only a ...

Swiss barn owls are gradually changing color

Over the past 30 years, Swiss barn owls have become more reddish-brown and more heavily spotted. By analyzing the genomes of ...
Forbes

Volcanic Sulfur May Color Barn Owl Feathers Red

Exposure to sulfur-rich volcanic soil may increase production of pheomelanin, a pigment that gives a reddish tint to the feathers of barn owls living on remote volcanic islands Barn owls (Tyto alba) ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Why are Swiss barn owls becoming redder and more spotted?

From pure white to deep reddish-brown through all variations of golden brown, barn owl plumage varies remarkably from one ...
Yahoo

An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...
GIGAZINE

It has been discovered that barn owls use different hunting methods depending on their body color.

Barn owls have plumage in a variety of colors, from dark brown to bright white. New research has revealed that barn owls hunt using their own body coloration. Kim Schalcher and her colleagues at the ...