African Barred Owlet vs Black-capped Screech-owl

Glaucidium capense مقارنةً بـ Megascops atricapilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة African Barred Owlet Black-capped Screech-owl
الاسم العلمي Glaucidium capense Megascops atricapilla
الرتبة Strigiformes Strigiformes
الفصيلة Strigidae Strigidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
الوزن 148,16666666666666 g (5.23 oz) 133,0 g (4.69 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

African Barred Owlet only

بلا

Black-capped Screech-owl only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

African Barred Owlet

Least Concern

Black-capped Screech-owl

About These Birds

African Barred Owlet

The African Barred Owlet weighs about 148g and inhabits woodland across sub-Saharan Africa. Active by day as well as night, it hunts insects, small reptiles, and birds with great agility.

Black-capped Screech-owl

The Black-capped Screech-owl is a small, nocturnal owl of Atlantic Forest in southeastern South America, with distinctive ear tufts, a black-bordered facial disc, and cryptic brown-streaked plumage. It inhabits the forest understory and edges of humid forests in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It feeds on large insects, small mammals, and other small vertebrates at night.

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