Types of Owls
Species↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Length (cm)↕ | Weight (g)↕ | Habitat↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | 65 | 2,000 | Arctic tundra | Hedwig from Harry Potter, pure white plumage |
Barn Owl | Tyto alba | 38 | 500 | Farmland worldwide | Heart-shaped face, ghostly silent flight, eerie screech |
Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 55 | 1,400 | Americas, diverse | Ear tufts, powerful talons, eats skunks |
Elf Owl | Micrathene whitneyi | 14 | 40 | Southwest US deserts | World's smallest owl, nests in saguaro cacti |
Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo | 70 | 3,000 | Eurasia | Among world's largest owls, deep booming hoot |
Great Grey Owl | Strix nebulosa | 72 | 1,200 | Northern boreal forests | Massive facial disc, can hear prey under snow |
Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | 23 | 150 | Grasslands of Americas | Lives in prairie dog burrows, active by day |
Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | 18 | 80 | North American forests | Tiny and tame, sharp repeated tooting call |
Spectacled Owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata | 48 | 900 | Neotropical rainforest | White eyebrows look like glasses |
Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | 35 | 280 | Woodlands worldwide | Tall ear tufts, roosts communally in winter |
Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | 37 | 350 | Open country globally | Hunts in daylight, moth-like flight |
Boreal Owl | Aegolius funereus | 25 | 130 | Northern forests | Rapid trill call, asymmetric ears for sound location |
Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | 40 | 500 | European woodlands | Classic twit-twoo call, duetting pairs |
Blakiston's Fish Owl | Bubo blakistoni | 72 | 4,000 | Russian Far East, Japan | World's heaviest owl, wades in rivers for salmon |
Powerful Owl | Ninox strenua | 65 | 1,700 | Eastern Australia | Australia's largest owl, hunts possums |
Oriental Bay Owl | Phodilus badius | 29 | 300 | Southeast Asian jungle | Bizarre U-shaped facial disc, looks extraterrestrial |
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