Burung hantu (Owls)
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Tiny, secretive, and almost never seen by daylight. Calls a rapid series of soft toots from the spruce.
- Populasi
- Approximately 730,000–1,810,000 mature individuals, believed stable
- Habitat
- Dense boreal and subalpine coniferous/mixed forest, especially old-growth with abundant tree cavities (e.g., black/white spruce, birch, aspen)
- Fakta menarik
- The Boreal Owl's ear openings are asymmetrically positioned on its skull, giving it such precise 3D sound localization that it can pinpoint and catch rodents moving beneath a blanket of snow purely by hearing.
- Sebaran
- Circumpolar northern forest belt across North America, Europe, and northern Asia (Nearctic and Palearctic), extending south into montane forests such as the Alps and Rockies
- Makanan
- Mainly small mammals (voles, mice, shrews), with occasional small birds, amphibians, and insects
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,58 m
- Masa hidup
- 3,4 tahun
