Great Horned Owl vs Rufous Fishing-owl

Bubo virginianus เปรียบเทียบกับ Scotopelia ussheri

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Great Horned Owl Rufous Fishing-owl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Bubo virginianus Scotopelia ussheri
อันดับ Strigiformes Strigiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Strigidae Strigidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
กว้างปีก 127.0 cm (50.0 in) 64.9 cm (25.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 1400.0 g (49.38 oz) 788.5 g (27.81 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
Rufous Fishing-owl
กว้างปีก
Great Horned Owl 127.0 cm
Rufous Fishing-owl 64.9 cm
น้ำหนัก
Great Horned Owl 1400.0 g
Rufous Fishing-owl 788.5 g

Habitat Comparison

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Great Horned Owl only

Rufous 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.

Rufous 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.

Rufous Fishing-owl

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Vulnerable

Rufous 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

Rufous 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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