Barn Owl vs Australasian Masked-owl
Tyto alba مقارنةً بـ Tyto novaehollandiae
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Barn Owl | Australasian Masked-owl |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Tyto alba | Tyto novaehollandiae |
| الرتبة | Strigiformes | Strigiformes |
| الفصيلة | Tytonidae | Tytonidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | 35,0 cm (13.8 in) | — |
| طول الجناح | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) | 59,6 cm (23.5 in) |
| الوزن | 350,0 g (12.35 oz) | 723,25 g (25.51 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | -- |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | 2-16 | 2-4 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
الموائل المشتركة
Barn Owl only
Australasian Masked-owl only
بلا
Barn Owl
Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.
Song & Call Comparison
Barn Owl
An eerie, drawn-out rasping shriek 'shreeeeee' — not a hoot. Also gives hissing, snoring, and bill-snapping when disturbed. Chicks call with a persistent rasping hunger call.
Australasian Masked-owl
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Australasian Masked-owl
حالة الحفاظ
Barn Owl
Australasian Masked-owl
How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Owl
Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.
Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc
Australasian Masked-owl
About These Birds
Barn Owl
The barn owl has the most asymmetrical ears of any owl, giving it the finest auditory localization ability in the animal kingdom. It can catch prey in complete darkness using sound alone. The barn owl's distinctive heart-shaped face acts as a parabolic dish, funneling sound to its offset ears.
Australasian Masked-owl
The Australasian Masked-owl is a large barn owl found across Australia and New Guinea in woodland and forest habitats. Weighing about 723.3g with a wingspan of 59.6cm, it is one of the largest barn owl species with dark brown and white patterned plumage. It hunts rabbits, possums, and large rodents at night.