African Barred Owlet vs Black-capped Screech-owl

Glaucidium capense comparado con Megascops atricapilla

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo African Barred Owlet Black-capped Screech-owl
Nombre científico Glaucidium capense Megascops atricapilla
Orden Strigiformes Strigiformes
Familia Strigidae Strigidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 27,8 cm (10.9 in) 34,2 cm (13.5 in)
Peso 148,16666666666666 g (5.23 oz) 133,0 g (4.69 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 2-3 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

African Barred Owlet only

Ninguno

Black-capped Screech-owl only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

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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