Southern White-faced Owl vs Snowy Owl

Ptilopsis granti เปรียบเทียบกับ Bubo scandiacus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Southern White-faced Owl Snowy Owl
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Ptilopsis granti Bubo scandiacus
อันดับ Strigiformes Strigiformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Strigidae Strigidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Vulnerable
ความยาว 63.0 cm (24.8 in)
กว้างปีก 40.4 cm (15.9 in) 145.0 cm (57.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 235.16666666666666 g (8.30 oz) 2100.0 g (74.08 oz)
อาหาร -- Primarily lemmings on the breeding grounds, where a pair may consume over 1,500 per year. …
จำนวนไข่ 2-4 3-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Southern White-faced Owl
Snowy Owl 63.0 cm
กว้างปีก
Southern White-faced Owl 40.4 cm
Snowy Owl 145.0 cm
น้ำหนัก
Southern White-faced Owl 235.16666666666666 g
Snowy Owl 2100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

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Southern White-faced Owl only

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Snowy Owl only

Snowy Owl

Arctic tundra for breeding. Winters in open habitats resembling tundra, including prairies, airports, shorelines, and agricultural fields.

Song & Call Comparison

Southern White-faced Owl

Snowy Owl

เสียงร้อง

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Southern White-faced Owl

Snowy Owl

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Southern White-faced Owl

Vulnerable

Snowy Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Southern White-faced Owl

Snowy Owl

ขนนก

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

ปาก

Dark hooked bill mostly hidden by dense facial feathering

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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