Ranking All 7 Continents By Their Largest Owl Species

Owls are arguably one of the most distinctive group of birds, and today they can be found in many different ecosystems around the globe. Some of these birds are rare small creatures that have to fear larger predators, whereas others are true giants and prey on a variety of animals across their range. In today's video we'll be focusing on the latter, as I'll be ranking all of the 7 continents based on their largest owl. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Antarctica 1:30 Oceania 4:20 South America 6:40 North America 9:12 Africa 11:32 Europe 13:12 Asia Attributions South American owl images: Chris Jimenez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-and-white_owl#/media/File:Black_and_White_owl.jpg CC BY-SA 2.0 FlightEditor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_owl#/media/File:Spectacled_Owl,_Palo_Verde_Nat'l._Park,_Costa_Rica,_2012.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 Hector Bottai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff-fronted_owl#/media/File:Aegolius_harrisii-Buff-fronted_Owl.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Nick Athanas https://www.flickr.com/photos/antpitta/41486183672 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Powerful owl footage: Ross Spirou Photography https://www.youtube.com/@ross_spirou_photography Owls of Oceania images: JJ Harrison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morepork#/media/File:Morepork_0A2A7676.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 digitaltrails https://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaltrails/5496148697 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Western grass owl footage: Happy Birding https://www.youtube.com/@happybirding Little owl distribution map: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_owl#/media/File:AtheneNoctuaIUCN.svg CC BY-SA 3.0 Australian barn owl images: Sheba_Also 43,000 photos https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sooty_Owl_in_Cairns_Zoo-1_%286286705619%29.jpg CC BY-SA 2.0 JJ Harrison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_sooty_owl#/media/File:Sooty_Owl_A22I9873.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Rajkimar99 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_grass_owl#/media/File:EASTERN-GRASS-OWL.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 Bowerbirdaus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_barn_owl#/media/File:Easern_Barn_owl_,_Australia.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 Blakiston's fish owl images: Takashi Muramatsu https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_couple_of_Blakiston%27s_fish_owls_(1)_(31558421096).jpg CC BY 2.0 Julie Edgley https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blakiston%27s_fish_owl.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 Tokumi https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bubo_blakistoni.jpg Public domain Koji Ishii https://www.flickr.com/photos/koji1106/35972394531/in/album-72157683901077494 CC BY 2.0 Verreaux's eagle-owl images: Kore https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bubo_lacteus_in_Kruger_National_Park.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Joachim Huber https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okavango_Delta,_Botwana_(2791791561)_retouched.jpg CC BY-SA 2.0 DickDaniels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Verreaux%27s_Eagle_Owl_RWD2.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 lozwilkes https://www.flickr.com/photos/lozwilkes/8086171222 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Snowy owl images: Bert de Tilly https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snowy-Owl.1.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Powerful owl images: JJ Harrison https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powerful_Owl_-_Sydney_Olympic_Park,_New_South_Wales.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 John Turnbull https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnwturnbull/49962309108 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Nrg800 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerful_owl#/media/File:Powerful_Owl.png CC BY-SA 3.0 Great horned owl images: Greg Hume https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_horned_owl#/media/File:Bubo_virginianus_06.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Peter K Burian https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_horned_Owl_in_flight_1811,_Southern_Ontario,_Canada_(Captive).jpg CC BY 4.0 BirdLife International 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_horned_owl#/media/File:Bubo_virginianus_dis.png CC BY-SA 3.0 Elf owl images: Julio Mulero https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliom/33868286628/in/photostream/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Greater glider images: Samrhorton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_glider#/media/File:Greater_Glider_(Petauroides_volans)_in_a_Eucalypt.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 African barn owl images: Derek Keats https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_grass_owl,_Tyto_capensis,_Gauteng,_South_Africa_%2848413290477%29.jpg CC BY 2.0 Rolf Tuinstra https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20181203_-_22.11_Kerkuil_%28Tyto_alba%29_22.jpg CC BY-SA 4.0 Mikael Bauer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_owl#/media/File:Tyto_soumagnei_6733815.jpg CC BY 4.0 I have edited and adapted some of these clips and images. Creative commons licences: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/ Thanks for watching I hope you enjoyed :) Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerful_owl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_owl https://www.owlpages.com/owls/species.php?r=3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_owl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verreaux%27s_eagle-owl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_biology_of_the_Eurasian_eagle-owl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakiston%27s_fish_owl

Added 29 Jun 2026