Banggai Scops-owl vs Schnee-Eule

Otus mendeni verglichen mit Bubo scandiacus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Banggai Scops-owl Schnee-Eule
Wissenschaftlicher Name Otus mendeni Bubo scandiacus
Ordnung Strigiformes Strigiformes
Familie Strigidae Strigidae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Vulnerable
Länge 63,0 cm (24.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 30,4 cm (12.0 in) 145,0 cm (57.1 in)
Gewicht 88,0 g (3.10 oz) 2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Ernährung -- Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. …
Gelegegröße -- 3-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Banggai Scops-owl
Schnee-Eule 63,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Banggai Scops-owl 30,4 cm
Schnee-Eule 145,0 cm
Gewicht
Banggai Scops-owl 88,0 g
Schnee-Eule 2100,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Banggai Scops-owl only

Schnee-Eule only

Schnee-Eule

Arctic tundra for breeding. Winters in open habitats resembling tundra, including prairies, airports, shorelines, and agricultural fields.

Song & Call Comparison

Banggai Scops-owl

Schnee-Eule

Gesang

Male gives a deep booming hoot 'hooooo' and a rising 'hoo-hoo' series. Also barks sharply when alarmed. Quieter than many owls; silent during long Arctic winter hunts.

Geographic Range & Migration

Banggai Scops-owl

Schnee-Eule

Circumpolar Arctic for breeding. Irruptive winter movements bring birds south to the northern United States, Europe, and Asia.

Erhaltungsstatus

Near Threatened

Banggai Scops-owl

Vulnerable

Schnee-Eule

How to Tell Them Apart

Banggai Scops-owl

Schnee-Eule

Gefieder

Adult males are almost entirely white. Females and immatures have dark brown barring and spotting. Yellow eyes and fully feathered feet.

Schnabel

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

About These Birds

Banggai Scops-owl

The Banggai Scops-owl is a Near Threatened small owl of the family Strigidae found on Peleng Island in Indonesia. Weighing about 88g with a wingspan of 30.4cm, it is one of several island-endemic scops-owls in the Indonesian archipelago. It hunts insects and small vertebrates in forest habitats at night.

Schnee-Eule

Die Schnee-Eule ist die schwerste Eule Nordamerikas und einer der charismatischsten Vögel der Arktis. Anders als die meisten Eulen ist sie größtenteils tagaktiv – bedingt durch das durchgehende Tageslicht der arktischen Sommer. Periodische Masseneinflüge der Schnee-Eule nach Süden hängen mit den Populationszyklen der Lemminge zusammen.

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