Ural Owl, Strix uralensis, is a species of nocturnal bird of prey found in woodland and forest ecosystems.

Strix uralensis has a breeding population size of 16900-28400 pairs and a breeding range size of 648000 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Uncertain in the short term and Increasing in the long term.

The EU population status of Strix uralensis was assessed as Secure, because the species does not meet any of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened or Near Threatened, or the criteria for Depleted or Declining (the EU27 population or range has not declined by 20% or more since 1980).