Black-and-white Owl vs Great Horned Owl

Ciccaba nigrolineata 비교 대상 Bubo virginianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-and-white Owl Great Horned Owl
학명 Ciccaba nigrolineata Bubo virginianus
Strigiformes Strigiformes
Strigidae Strigidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
날개 폭 51.0 cm (20.1 in) 127.0 cm (50.0 in)
체중 470.5 g (16.60 oz) 1400.0 g (49.38 oz)
식성 -- Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. …
산란 수 1-2 1-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black-and-white Owl
Great Horned Owl 55.0 cm
날개 폭
Black-and-white Owl 51.0 cm
Great Horned Owl 127.0 cm
체중
Black-and-white Owl 470.5 g
Great Horned Owl 1400.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-and-white 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

Black-and-white 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

Black-and-white 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

Black-and-white Owl

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Black-and-white 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

Black-and-white Owl

검은줄무늬올빼미(Ciccaba nigrolineata)는 멕시코 남부부터 남아메리카 북부에 걸쳐 서식하는 중형 올빼미입니다. 흰색 바탕에 검은 줄무늬 깃털이 특징이며, 열대 우림에서 서식합니다. 야행성으로 설치류와 작은 새를 잡아먹습니다.

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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