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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Cloud-forest Screech-owl	Snowy Owl
Nome científico	Megascops marshalli	Bubo scandiacus
Ordem	Strigiformes	Strigiformes
Família	Strigidae	Strigidae
Estado de conservação	Near Threatened	Vulnerable
Comprimento	—	63,0 cm (24.8 in)
Envergadura	32,4 cm (12.8 in)	145,0 cm (57.1 in)
Peso	100,33333333333333 g (3.54 oz)	2100,0 g (74.08 oz)
Dieta	--	Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. …
Tamanho da postura	--	3-14
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Cloud-forest Screech-owl —

Snowy Owl 63,0 cm

Envergadura

Cloud-forest Screech-owl 32,4 cm

Snowy Owl 145,0 cm

Peso

Cloud-forest Screech-owl 100,33333333333333 g

Snowy Owl 2100,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Cloud-forest Screech-owl only

🌲 Forest

Snowy Owl only

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

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

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

Canto

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

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

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

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Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

Snowy Owl

Plumagem

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

Bico

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

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About These Birds

Cloud-forest Screech-owl

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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