Snowy Owl vs Papuan Hawk-owl

Bubo scandiacus 비교 대상 Uroglaux dimorpha

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Snowy Owl Papuan Hawk-owl
학명 Bubo scandiacus Uroglaux dimorpha
Strigiformes Strigiformes
Strigidae Strigidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
날개 폭 145.0 cm (57.1 in) 41.7 cm (16.4 in)
체중 2100.0 g (74.08 oz) 220.0 g (7.76 oz)
식성 Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. … --
산란 수 3-14 --
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Snowy Owl 63.0 cm
Papuan Hawk-owl
날개 폭
Snowy Owl 145.0 cm
Papuan Hawk-owl 41.7 cm
체중
Snowy Owl 2100.0 g
Papuan Hawk-owl 220.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

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

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.

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

Least Concern

Papuan Hawk-owl

How to Tell Them Apart

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

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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