Arabian Eagle-owl vs Great Horned Owl

Bubo milesi 비교 대상 Bubo virginianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Arabian Eagle-owl Great Horned Owl
학명 Bubo milesi Bubo virginianus
Strigiformes Strigiformes
Strigidae Strigidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
날개 폭 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
체중 1400.0 g (49.38 oz)
식성 -- Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. …
산란 수 -- 1-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Arabian Eagle-owl
Great Horned Owl 55.0 cm
날개 폭
Arabian Eagle-owl
Great Horned Owl 127.0 cm
체중
Arabian Eagle-owl
Great Horned Owl 1400.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Arabian Eagle-owl only

없음

Great Horned Owl only

Great Horned Owl

Diverse habitats including forests, deserts, swamps, urban parks, and suburban areas. Nests in tree hollows, cliff ledges, and abandoned nests of other large birds.

Song & Call Comparison

Arabian Eagle-owl

Great Horned Owl

노래

Deep, resonant 'who-who-who-who-ooo': the classic 'hoo-h'HOO-hoo-hoo' territorial duet of a mated pair. Booms at dusk. Female pitch slightly higher than male.

Geographic Range & Migration

Arabian Eagle-owl

Great Horned Owl

North and South America from subarctic Canada to Tierra del Fuego. One of the most widespread owls in the Americas.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Arabian Eagle-owl

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Arabian Eagle-owl

Great Horned Owl

깃털

Mottled grey-brown plumage with heavy dark barring. Prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes, and a white throat patch give a fierce expression.

부리

Dark grey-black hooked bill almost hidden by facial disc feathers

About These Birds

Arabian Eagle-owl

아라비아수리올빼미는 아라비아반도 고유의 큰 올빼미로, 다른 수리올빼미와 함께 Strigidae과에 속합니다. 바위 사막 지형, 와디, 절벽에 서식하며 어둠 속에서 포유류와 새를 사냥합니다. 이 종은 해당 지역의 혹독한 건조 환경에 적응한 점에서 관련 수리올빼미와 구별됩니다.

Great Horned Owl

The great horned owl is the most powerful and widespread owl in the Americas, earning the nickname tiger of the sky. It is one of the earliest nesting birds, often laying eggs in January when snow still covers the ground. Great horned owls are fierce predators, regularly taking prey up to three times their own weight.

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