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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Barn Owl	Itombwe Owl
学名	Tyto alba	Tyto prigoginei
目	Strigiformes	Strigiformes
科	Tytonidae	Tytonidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Endangered
体长	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	—
翼展	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	—
体重	350.0 g (12.35 oz)	195.0 g (6.88 oz)
食性	Almost exclusively small mammals, especially voles and mice. Hunts using extraordinary hearing to locate prey …	--
产卵数	2-16	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Barn Owl 35.0 cm

Itombwe Owl —

翼展

Barn Owl 90.0 cm

Itombwe Owl —

体重

Barn Owl 350.0 g

Itombwe Owl 195.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland

Barn Owl only

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Itombwe Owl only

无

Barn Owl

Open farmland, grasslands, and marshes. Nests in barns, church steeples, tree cavities, and purpose-built nest boxes.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barn Owl

鸣唱

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.

Itombwe Owl

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barn Owl

The most widespread owl and one of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica.

Itombwe Owl

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保护状况

Least Concern

Barn Owl

Endangered

Itombwe Owl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barn Owl

羽毛

Pale golden-buff upperparts with delicate grey mottling. Pure white heart-shaped face and white to pale buff underparts. Ghostly white appearance in flight.

喙

Pale pinkish hooked bill nearly concealed by the facial disc

Itombwe Owl

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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.

Itombwe Owl

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