African Barred Owlet vs Black-capped Screech-owl

Glaucidium capense verglichen mit Megascops atricapilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal African Barred Owlet Black-capped Screech-owl
Wissenschaftlicher Name Glaucidium capense Megascops atricapilla
Ordnung Strigiformes Strigiformes
Familie Strigidae Strigidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Gewicht 148,16666666666666 g (5.23 oz) 133,0 g (4.69 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

African Barred Owlet only

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Black-capped Screech-owl only

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Erhaltungsstatus

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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