Barn Owl vs 虎皮鸚鵡
Tyto alba 对比 Melopsittacus undulatus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Barn Owl | 虎皮鸚鵡 |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Tyto alba | Melopsittacus undulatus |
| 目 | Strigiformes | Psittaciformes |
| 科 | Tytonidae | Psittaculidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | 35.0 cm (13.8 in) | 18.0 cm (7.1 in) |
| 翼展 | 90.0 cm (35.4 in) | 30.0 cm (11.8 in) |
| 体重 | 350.0 g (12.35 oz) | 30.0 g (1.06 oz) |
| 食性 | Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey … | Primarily grass seeds and other small seeds. In the wild, feeds on the ground in … |
| 产卵数 | 2-16 | 4-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Barn Owl
Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.
虎皮鸚鵡
Open grasslands, scrublands, and woodland in the Australian interior. Nomadic, following rainfall and seeding events.
Song & Call Comparison
Barn Owl
An eerie, drawn-out rasping shriek 'shreeeeee' — not a hoot. Also gives hissing, snoring, and bill-snapping when disturbed. Chicks call with a persistent rasping hunger call.
虎皮鸚鵡
A rising, chattering 'budgerigar' chatter: rapid series of 'chek-chek-chek' and melodic warbling. Enormous wild flocks produce a continuous roaring chorus. Good vocal mimics in captivity.
Geographic Range & Migration
Barn Owl
The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.
虎皮鸚鵡
Interior of Australia, especially arid and semi-arid regions. One of the most popular pet birds worldwide.
保护状况
Barn Owl
虎皮鸚鵡
How to Tell Them Apart
Barn Owl
Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.
Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc
虎皮鸚鵡
Wild-type is green with yellow head and barred black scalloping on upperparts. Captive-bred varieties include blue, white, yellow, and many other colors.
Short, downward-curved, olive-grey bill typical of parakeets
About These Birds
Barn Owl
The barn owl has the most asymmetrical ears of any owl, giving it the finest auditory localization ability in the animal kingdom. It can catch prey in complete darkness using sound alone. The barn owl's distinctive heart-shaped face acts as a parabolic dish, funneling sound to its offset ears.
虎皮鸚鵡
The budgerigar is the third most popular pet in the world after dogs and cats, and by far the most common pet parrot. Wild budgies travel in enormous nomadic flocks that can darken the sky. Males can learn to mimic human speech, with one record-holding budgie having a vocabulary of 1,728 words.