Hoopoe vs Snowy Owl

Upupa epops 비교 대상 Bubo scandiacus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hoopoe Snowy Owl
학명 Upupa epops Bubo scandiacus
Bucerotiformes Strigiformes
Upupidae Strigidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장 28.0 cm (11.0 in) 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
날개 폭 46.0 cm (18.1 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
체중 62.0 g (2.19 oz) 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
식성 Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes … Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. …
산란 수 2-12 3-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
Snowy Owl 63.0 cm
날개 폭
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
Snowy Owl 145.0 cm
체중
Hoopoe 62.0 g
Snowy Owl 2100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hoopoe only

Snowy Owl only

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

Snowy Owl

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Hoopoe

노래

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

Snowy Owl

노래

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

Snowy Owl

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Hoopoe

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hoopoe

깃털

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

부리

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

Snowy Owl

깃털

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

부리

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

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About These Birds

Hoopoe

오디새(후투티)는 얼룩말 무늬 날개와 분홍계피색 깃털, 검은 끝 화려한 볏을 지닌 구대륙에서 가장 독특한 새 중 하나다. 유럽·아프리카·아시아에 넓게 분포한다.

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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