Barn Owl vs Oriental Stork
Tyto alba 比較対象 Ciconia boyciana
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Barn Owl | Oriental Stork |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Tyto alba | Ciconia boyciana |
| 目 | Strigiformes | Ciconiiformes |
| 科 | Tytonidae | Ciconiidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Endangered |
| 体長 | 35.0 cm (13.8 in) | 115.0 cm (45.3 in) |
| 翼開長 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | 220.0 cm (86.6 in) |
| 体重 | 350.0 g (12.35 oz) | 5000.0 g (176.37 oz) |
| 食性 | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | Fish, frogs, snakes, large insects, and small mammals caught in shallow wetlands. Feeds by wading … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-16 | 2-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Barn Owl
Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.
Oriental Stork
Wetlands, flooded rice paddies, rivers, and marshes. Nests on tall trees, utility poles, and artificial platforms.
Song & Call Comparison
Barn Owl
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.
Oriental Stork
Essentially silent like all storks; produces loud mechanical bill-clattering at the nest as a greeting display. Chicks beg with hissing and squeaking. Rarely vocalizes otherwise.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Oriental Stork
Breeds in the Russian Far East and northeastern China. Winters in southeastern China, Japan, and Korea.
保全状況
Barn Owl
Oriental Stork
How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Owl
Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.
Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc
Oriental Stork
White body plumage with black flight feathers. Red bare skin around the eye and black bill distinguish it from the white stork. Pinkish-red legs.
Long, thick, straight, black bill
About These Birds
Barn Owl
メンフクロウはあらゆるフクロウの中で最も非対称な耳を持ち、動物界最高の聴覚的方向定位能力を誇る。完全な暗闇の中でも音だけで獲物を捕まえることができる。特徴的なハート形の顔は放物線状の皿として機能し、ずれた両耳に音を集める。
Oriental Stork
The oriental stork is one of the most endangered stork species, with fewer than 3,000 individuals remaining in the wild. It was once widespread across East Asia but declined dramatically due to wetland drainage and pesticide use. Reintroduction programs in Japan and Korea have achieved notable success.