If a swan and barn owl were to fight, which bird would win?

Barn owl. The swan is bigger but the Barn owl is a predator with large claws and a sharp beak.

it depends the owl will silently swoop down at the swan. the owl will use its talons to grip it down. the swan will attack at the owl when it is provoked and spread its wings and flaps around to detach the barn owl from its back. the owl gets discouraged and loosens its grip on it. the swan attacks back at the recovering owl

and nocks it into the air, owl flies and makes a comeback at the owl and plans another attack on the victim, and gives the swan a fatal blow to the abdomen.

owl is the winner.

the swan could win by nocking the owl into the lake.

the Owl

I don't know, the owl maybe. Why?

this is the kind of question that virgins ponder

the bigger and more aggressive one.