Barn Owl vs Common Kestrel
Tyto alba 비교 대상 Falco tinnunculus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Barn Owl | Common Kestrel |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Tyto alba | Falco tinnunculus |
| 목 | Strigiformes | Falconiformes |
| 과 | Tytonidae | Falconidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | 35.0 cm (13.8 in) | 34.0 cm (13.4 in) |
| 날개 폭 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | 74.0 cm (29.1 in) |
| 체중 | 350.0 g (12.35 oz) | 190.0 g (6.70 oz) |
| 식성 | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | Primarily voles and mice, also lizards, large insects, and small birds. Hunts by hovering at … |
| 산란 수 | 2-16 | 1-7 |
| 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.
Common Kestrel
Open country including farmland, grasslands, moorland, and urban areas. Common along motorways and in cities across Europe.
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.
Common Kestrel
A shrill, repeated 'kee-kee-kee-kee' or 'kik-ik-ik', especially near nest. Alarm call is a nasal chattering. Generally less vocal than larger falcons. Calls ring clearly in open country.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Common Kestrel
Europe, Asia, and Africa. One of the most common and widespread raptors in the Old World.
보전 상태
Barn Owl
Common Kestrel
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
Common Kestrel
Males have a blue-grey head and tail with a rufous back spotted with black. Females are rufous-brown with heavy barring. Both have a dark moustachial stripe.
Short, hooked grey bill with a yellow cere
About These Birds
Barn Owl
헛간올빼미는 어떤 올빼미보다 가장 비대칭적인 귀를 가지고 있어, 동물계에서 가장 정밀한 청각 위치 파악 능력을 지닙니다. 소리만으로 완전한 어둠 속에서 먹이를 잡을 수 있습니다. 헛간올빼미의 독특한 하트 모양 얼굴은 포물면 접시처럼 작용하여 소리를 어긋난 귀로 집중시킵니다.
Common Kestrel
황조롱이는 유럽에서 가장 흔한 매로, 날아오르며 정지 비행하는 능력으로 유명하다. 적갈색 등과 뾰족한 날개를 가지며 고속도로 옆과 도심 지역을 포함한 다양한 서식지에서 볼 수 있다.