Owl Color by Number

Print the Barn owl, or open More options for a snowy owl, a great horned owl and 5 more.

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Color by number: Barn owl

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

111222222111
11222211
1221
123321
122221
12222221
122224422221
12222221
1222332221
12222221
11222211
555555555555

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Barn owl, 12 by 12, 5 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

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How it works

This owl color by number set opens on a Barn owl with a heart-shaped face. Behind it: Snowy owl, Great horned owl, Owl in flight, Owlet, Owl in a tree hollow, Owl on a branch at night and Owl feather.

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Three real owls told apart by face

The Barn owl has a heart-shaped face, the Snowy owl is white with black flecks and the Great horned owl has two feather tufts. Each of these three descriptions gives one checked fact.

Eight owl color by number pages, 4 or 5 crayons

Two owls leave white paper: the Snowy owl takes only 66 easy squares, the fewest here, and the Barn owl 102. Six sheets fill all 144 squares, the Owl on a branch at night among them.

  • Brown is in all 8 easy keys.
  • On the Barn owl only the face and chest stay white: its wings are orange and its sky blue.

Questions and answers

Is every owl color by number printable with an answer key?

Yes. Answer key on page 2 is checked when the page opens, so each sheet prints with a colored key after it. Uncheck it in More options to print the sheet alone.

How do you color a white owl?

You color around it. The Snowy owl is white paper inside a purple sky, with 12 black squares for its flecks, pupils and beak. Check Put 0 in the white squares in More options to print a 0 in each one.

Which owls are in the set?

Three kinds are named: Barn owl, Snowy owl and Great horned owl. The other pictures are an owl in flight, an owlet in a nest, an owl in a tree hollow, an owl at night and one feather.

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Three kinds of owl 3

  • Barn owl A barn owl facing you on a brown branch against a blue sky: a white heart-shaped face that ends in a yellow beak and a white chest, both left as paper, black eyes, orange wings and two black spots on the chest. On the detailed grid the sky is light blue, the wings have brown flecks, the chest has gray flecks and the branch has black knots. Barn owls have heart-shaped faces. Easy: 5 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 417 squares to color.
  • Great horned owl A great horned owl facing you on a green background: a brown head with two feather tufts, yellow eyes with black pupils, an orange beak, an orange chest with brown bars and yellow feet. On the detailed grid the tufts have black tips, black brows sit over the eyes, each eye has a white glint and the beak has gray edges. Its horns are tufts of feathers. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 574 squares to color.
  • Snowy owl A snowy owl on a brown branch against a purple evening sky: white feathers left as paper with black flecks, yellow eyes, a black beak and yellow feet. On the detailed grid gray flecks join the black ones, snow lies on the branch and two yellow stars are out. The snowy owl alone among owls has mainly white feathers. Easy: 4 colors, 66 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 268 squares to color.
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Day and night 4

  • Owl in a tree hollow An orange owl with yellow eyes and a yellow beak looking out of a black hollow in a brown tree trunk, with green leaves in the top corners. On the detailed grid the eyes have black pupils, the chest has brown flecks, the bark has black lines and some leaves are light green. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Owl in flight A brown owl flying toward you against a purple sky with its wings spread: yellow eyes, an orange beak, orange wing tips and yellow feet. On the detailed grid the eyes have black pupils, the wings have black bars and the chest has orange bars. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Owl on a branch at night A black owl with ear tufts, two big yellow eyes and a yellow beak on a brown branch, its tail showing below, in front of a full yellow moon in a blue night sky. On the detailed grid each eye is a yellow ring with a black pupil, the beak is orange, brown flecks mark the chest, the moon has orange marks and five yellow stars are out. Most owls are nocturnal. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 576 squares to color.
  • Owlet A fluffy orange owlet in a brown nest against a purple sky, with yellow eyes, black pupils and a black beak. On the detailed grid yellow tufts of down stick out, gray down dots the chest, each eye has a white glint and the nest has black twigs. Easy: 5 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 574 squares to color.

Feather 1

  • Owl feather One owl feather lying across a yellow background: brown and orange bars on each side of a black quill. On the detailed grid white gaps open between the barbs and gray fluff sits at the base. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 570 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The facts in the Barn owl, Snowy owl, Great horned owl and Owl on a branch at night descriptions were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026, and the color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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