Burung hantu (Owls)
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Sparrow-sized owl named for its toot like a saw being sharpened. Migrates farther than most people realize.
- Populasi
- ~2,000,000 mature individuals globally
- Habitat
- Coniferous and mixed forests, often near wetlands, nesting in tree cavities
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its round-eyed, almost cartoonishly cute appearance, the Northern Saw-whet Owl got its common name from early settlers who thought its calls sounded like a saw blade being sharpened on a whetstone.
- Sebaran
- North America — southeastern Alaska and southern Canada south through most of the United States to the mountains of central Mexico; northern populations migratory, others resident
- Makanan
- Primarily small mammals (deer mice and voles make up the bulk of prey, 88-100% of diet by some studies), occasionally small birds and large insects
- Ukuran
- 0,195 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
