Burung hantu (Owls)
Barred Owl
Strix varia
- umum
- 64 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Who cooks for you? Who delivers for you? This owl does, silently, at midnight.
- Populasi
- ~3.5 million individuals
- Habitat
- Mature mixed/deciduous or coniferous forests, wooded swamps and river bottoms, especially near water; adaptable to suburban areas with large trees
- Fakta menarik
- Barred Owls have expanded their range westward across the Pacific Northwest over the past century, where they now out-compete and interbreed with the threatened Northern Spotted Owl, prompting a controversial USFWS removal (culling) program to protect spotted owl habitat.
- Sebaran
- Native to eastern North America (Nova Scotia/Quebec south through the eastern US to Texas and Florida); expanded westward over the past century across the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and northern California
- Makanan
- Small mammals (mice, voles, squirrels, shrews), plus birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates (one comprehensive diet study: ~76% mammals, ~16% invertebrates, ~6% birds, ~2.5% other vertebrates)
- Ukuran
- 0,48 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,05 m
- Masa hidup
- 8 tahun
