Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.
オウギワシ
Tropical lowland rainforests, requiring large tracts of continuous forest with tall emergent trees for nesting.
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Song & Call Comparison
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Song & Call Comparison
Barn Owl
さえずり
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.
オウギワシ
さえずり
Rarely heard; emits mournful whistled screams 'wheee-oo' and low croaking grunts near the nest. Vocalizations poorly documented given its remote Amazonian habitat.
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Geographic Range & Migration
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Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
オウギワシ
Central and South America from southern Mexico through Brazil and northern Argentina. Range is shrinking due to deforestation.
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Conservation Status Comparison
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保全状況
Least Concern
Barn Owl
Vulnerable
オウギワシ
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Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart
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How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Owl
羽毛
Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.
くちばし
Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc
オウギワシ
羽毛
Slate-black upperparts and head with a pale grey breast and white underparts with black barring. A distinctive split grey crest rises when the bird is alarmed.
くちばし
Massive dark hooked bill, one of the largest of any eagle
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About Each Bird (Descriptions)
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