*3.2.9 Tawny Owl (Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758)*

Fossil/subfossil record: CA, UP, NO, ME: [1, 2, 13–15, 20, 23, 35–37]. Subspecies: *Strix aluco aluco* Linnaeus, 1758 [7]. Residence status: resident, breeding [7]. Population number: 10,000–12,000 pairs [11] 4000–8000 pairs [12]. Conservation status: protected [12].

Peculiarities: Individuals from both phases, gray (**Figure 1**) and brown (**Figure 2**), have been found in Bulgaria.
