Sjostedt's Owlet vs Great Horned Owl

Glaucidium sjostedti so với Bubo virginianus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Sjostedt's Owlet Great Horned Owl
Tên Khoa Học Glaucidium sjostedti Bubo virginianus
Bộ Strigiformes Strigiformes
Họ Strigidae Strigidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài 55,0 cm (21.7 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 31,6 cm (12.4 in) 127,0 cm (50.0 in)
Khối Lượng 139,5 g (4.92 oz) 1400,0 g (49.38 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- Extremely diverse — mammals (rabbits, skunks, rodents), birds (including other raptors), reptiles, amphibians, and fish. …
Số Trứng 2 1-4
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Sjostedt's Owlet
Great Horned Owl 55,0 cm
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh
Sjostedt's Owlet 31,6 cm
Great Horned Owl 127,0 cm
Khối Lượng
Sjostedt's Owlet 139,5 g
Great Horned Owl 1400,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Sjostedt's Owlet only

Không

Great Horned Owl 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.

Song & Call Comparison

Sjostedt's Owlet

Great Horned Owl

Tiếng Hót

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sjostedt's Owlet

Great Horned Owl

North and South America from subarctic Canada to Tierra del Fuego. One of the most widespread owls in the Americas.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Sjostedt's Owlet

Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

How to Tell Them Apart

Sjostedt's Owlet

Great Horned Owl

Bộ Lông

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

Mỏ

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

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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