Barn Owl vs Itombwe Owl
Tyto alba 比較対象 Tyto prigoginei
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Barn Owl | Itombwe Owl |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Tyto alba | Tyto prigoginei |
| 目 | Strigiformes | Strigiformes |
| 科 | Tytonidae | Tytonidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Endangered |
| 体長 | 35.0 cm (13.8 in) | — |
| 翼開長 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | — |
| 体重 | 350.0 g (12.35 oz) | 195.0 g (6.88 oz) |
| 食性 | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | -- |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-16 | -- |
| 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.
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.
Itombwe Owl
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Itombwe Owl
保全状況
Barn Owl
Itombwe Owl
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
Itombwe Owl
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。