Schleiereule vs Lachender Hans

Tyto alba verglichen mit Dacelo novaeguineae

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Schleiereule Lachender Hans
Wissenschaftlicher Name Tyto alba Dacelo novaeguineae
Ordnung Strigiformes Coraciiformes
Familie Tytonidae Alcedinidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 35,0 cm (13.8 in) 43,0 cm (16.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 65,0 cm (25.6 in)
Gewicht 350,0 g (12.35 oz) 340,0 g (11.99 oz)
Ernährung Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …
Gelegegröße 2-16 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Schleiereule 35,0 cm
Lachender Hans 43,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Schleiereule 90,0 cm
Lachender Hans 65,0 cm
Gewicht
Schleiereule 350,0 g
Lachender Hans 340,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Schleiereule only

Lachender Hans only

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Schleiereule

Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.

Lachender Hans

Eucalyptus forests, woodland, and suburban gardens throughout eastern and southwestern Australia.

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Song & Call Comparison

Schleiereule

Gesang

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.

Lachender Hans

Gesang

The eponymous call: a loud, rollicking laughter 'koo-koo-koo-ka-ka-ka-ka', rising then falling. Family groups call together creating a cacophony. Iconic sound of the Australian bush.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Schleiereule

The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.

Lachender Hans

Eastern Australia from Cape York to South Australia and Tasmania. Introduced to southwestern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Schleiereule

Least Concern

Lachender Hans

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How to Tell Them Apart

Schleiereule

Gefieder

Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.

Schnabel

Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc

Lachender Hans

Gefieder

Brown upperparts with blue patches on the wings and rump. Creamy white head and underparts with a dark eye stripe. Dark brown tail with rufous barring.

Schnabel

Very large, heavy, dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible

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About These Birds

Schleiereule

Die Schleiereule besitzt die asymmetrischsten Ohren aller Eulen und damit das feinste Gehörsortungsvermögen im Tierreich. Sie kann Beute allein anhand von Geräuschen in völliger Dunkelheit fangen. Der markante herzförmige Gesichtsschleier der Schleiereule wirkt wie eine Parabolschüssel und leitet den Schall zu den versetzt angeordneten Ohren.

Lachender Hans

Der Lachende Hans ist der größte Eisvogel der Welt und berühmt für seinen schallenden, lachähnlichen Ruf, der zu einem unverkennbaren Klang des australischen Busches geworden ist. Obwohl er zu den Eisvögeln zählt, frisst er nur selten Fisch und bevorzugt Beute vom Boden. Familiengruppen stimmen bei Sonnenauf- und -untergang gemeinsame Rufchöre an, um ihr Revier zu markieren.

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