Ashley, the Melanistic Black Barn Owl
On Friday 8th August 2008, a very special & unique Melanistic Black Barn Owl called Ashley arrived at the Barn Owl Centre in Gloucestershire.
History in brief. Ashley’s is a male Barn Owl who hatched in May 2008, he was bred in captivity & he still retains the same latin name as the white Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
Come & meet him. By visiting the Barn Owl Centre, you will be able to to learn more about him & his family history plus you will be able to meet him up close.
@sparrow
He’s brown because he has something called melanism- a very rare genetic mutaition that makes them brown. Most owls in the wild with this defect are killed at birth.
It is a genetic defect in the bird.
why is he brown? i thought they all had white moon faces.