Great Horned Owl vs Great Tit
Bubo virginianus в сравнении с Parus major
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Характеристика | Great Horned Owl | Great Tit |
|---|---|---|
| Научное название | Bubo virginianus | Parus major |
| Отряд | Strigiformes | Passeriformes |
| Семейство | Strigidae | Paridae |
| Охранный статус | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Длина | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) | 14,0 cm (5.5 in) |
| Размах крыльев | 127,0 cm (50.0 in) | 24,0 cm (9.4 in) |
| Масса | 1400,0 g (49.38 oz) | 18,0 g (0.63 oz) |
| Питание | Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. … | Insects and spiders in summer, seeds and nuts in winter. A frequent and dominant visitor … |
| Размер кладки | 1-4 | 3-18 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Общие среды обитания
Great Horned Owl only
Great Tit 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.
Great Tit
Deciduous and mixed woodland, parks, gardens, and hedgerows. Readily uses nest boxes. Highly adaptable to human environments.
Song & Call Comparison
Great Horned Owl
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.
Great Tit
A repetitive, teacher-teacher 'tee-cher, tee-cher, tee-cher'. Also gives ringing 'pink-pink' alarm. Highly versatile singer; over 40 song variants recorded from a single male.
Geographic Range & Migration
Great Horned Owl
North and South America from subarctic Canada to Tierra del Fuego. One of the most widespread owls in the Americas.
Great Tit
Widespread across Europe and Asia from Britain to Japan, and south to North Africa and Southeast Asia.
Охранный статус
Great Horned Owl
Great Tit
How to Tell Them Apart
Great Horned Owl
Mottled grey-brown plumage with heavy dark barring. Prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes, and a white throat patch give a fierce expression.
Dark grey-black hooked bill almost hidden by facial disc feathers
Great Tit
Blue-black head with white cheeks. Olive-green back, yellow underparts with a broad black central stripe. White wing bar and blue-grey tail.
Short, stout, dark bill
About These Birds
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.
Great Tit
The great tit is the largest European tit and one of the most studied wild birds in the world. Research at Wytham Woods in Oxford has monitored great tit populations since the 1940s, contributing enormously to ecology and evolution. These innovative birds famously learned to open milk bottle tops in 20th-century Britain.