Great Horned Owl vs Vermiculated Fishing-owl

Bubo virginianus เปรียบเทียบกับ Scotopelia bouvieri

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Horned Owl Vermiculated Fishing-owl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Bubo virginianus Scotopelia bouvieri
อันดับ Strigiformes Strigiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Strigidae Strigidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
กว้างปีก 127.0 cm (50.0 in) 59.0 cm (23.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 1400.0 g (49.38 oz) 637.0 g (22.47 oz)
อาหาร Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. … --
จำนวนไข่ 1-4 1-2
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Great Horned Owl 55.0 cm
Vermiculated Fishing-owl
กว้างปีก
Great Horned Owl 127.0 cm
Vermiculated Fishing-owl 59.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Great Horned Owl 1400.0 g
Vermiculated Fishing-owl 637.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Great Horned Owl only

Vermiculated Fishing-owl only

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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

Great Horned Owl

เสียงร้อง

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.

Vermiculated Fishing-owl

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.

Vermiculated Fishing-owl

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Least Concern

Vermiculated Fishing-owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Great Horned Owl

ขนนก

Mottled grey-brown plumage with heavy dark barring. Prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes, and a white throat patch give a fierce expression.

ปาก

Dark grey-black hooked bill almost hidden by facial disc feathers

Vermiculated Fishing-owl

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.

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