Cloud-forest Screech-owl vs Snowy Owl

Megascops marshalli से तुलना Bubo scandiacus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Cloud-forest Screech-owl Snowy Owl
वैज्ञानिक नाम Megascops marshalli Bubo scandiacus
गण Strigiformes Strigiformes
कुल Strigidae Strigidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Near Threatened Vulnerable
लंबाई 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
पंखों का फैलाव 32.4 cm (12.8 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
वजन 100.33333333333333 g (3.54 oz) 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
आहार -- Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. …
अंडों की संख्या -- 3-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Cloud-forest Screech-owl
Snowy Owl 63.0 cm
पंखों का फैलाव
Cloud-forest Screech-owl 32.4 cm
Snowy Owl 145.0 cm
वजन
Cloud-forest Screech-owl 100.33333333333333 g
Snowy Owl 2100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

कोई नहीं

Cloud-forest Screech-owl only

Snowy Owl only

Snowy Owl

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

Song & Call Comparison

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

गीत

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

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

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

संरक्षण स्थिति

Near Threatened

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

पंख

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

चोंच

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

About These Birds

Snowy Owl

The snowy owl is the heaviest North American owl and one of the most charismatic Arctic birds. Unlike most owls, it is largely diurnal, necessitated by the continuous daylight of Arctic summers. Snowy owl irruptions — periodic mass southward movements — are tied to lemming population cycles.

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