Snowy Owl vs Papuan Hawk-owl

Bubo scandiacus 比較対象 Uroglaux dimorpha

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Snowy Owl Papuan Hawk-owl
学名 Bubo scandiacus Uroglaux dimorpha
Strigiformes Strigiformes
Strigidae Strigidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
翼開長 145.0 cm (57.1 in) 41.7 cm (16.4 in)
体重 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 220.0 g (7.76 oz)
食性 Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. … --
一腹卵数 3-14 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Snowy Owl 63.0 cm
Papuan Hawk-owl
翼開長
Snowy Owl 145.0 cm
Papuan Hawk-owl 41.7 cm
体重
Snowy Owl 2100.0 g
Papuan Hawk-owl 220.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Snowy Owl only

Papuan Hawk-owl only

Snowy Owl

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

Song & Call Comparison

Snowy Owl

さえずり

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.

Papuan Hawk-owl

Geographic Range & Migration

Snowy Owl

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

Papuan Hawk-owl

保全状況

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

Least Concern

Papuan Hawk-owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Snowy Owl

羽毛

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

くちばし

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

Papuan Hawk-owl

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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