Burung hantu (Owls)
Eurasian Scops-Owl
Otus scops
- umum
- 28 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Calls a single mournful 'pyu' all night long across Mediterranean summers. Delivers messages by ventriloquism.
- Populasi
- roughly 795,000–1,332,000 mature individuals globally (preliminary estimate), suspected declining
- Habitat
- Found in open woodland, orchards, parks, and gardens with old trees or cavities for nesting.
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its small size, the Eurasian Scops-Owl's monotonous, far-carrying single-note whistling call is so similar to the mating call of midwife toads that the two are frequently confused by listeners at night.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from southern Europe and North Africa east through southern Russia/Siberia to the western Himalayas; migratory populations winter in sub-Saharan Africa, with some resident year-round in Mediterranean Europe.
- Makanan
- Feeds on large insects (crickets, moths, beetles) and other invertebrates, occasionally small vertebrates.
- Ukuran
- 0,2 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
