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Tawny Owl

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The Tawny Owl is a beautiful bird that is mostly active at night. With its big eyes and soft feathers, it can see well in the dark and loves to hoot in the trees.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Tawny Owl is a medium-sized owl with a compact, rounded body and a large, round head without ear tufts. Its soft, cryptic plumage ranges from rufous brown to grey, mottled with darker streaks and spots, allowing it to blend perfectly into tree bark.

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Tawny Owl
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Tawny Owl

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Tawny Owls are called owlets and look like fluffy white cotton balls!

Tawny Owls often reuse old nests from crows or squirrels, rather than building their own.

Their distinctive 'hoo-hoo-hoo-HOOO' call is a classic sound of the European night.

These powerful owls can catch prey as large as a pigeon or a rat!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silent Hunter

Tawny Owl has special serrated wing feathers that help them fly almost silently, making surprise attacks successful.

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Night Vision Master

Tawny Owl can see very well in low light because of their large eyes packed with light-sensitive cells.

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Super Hearing

Tawny Owl has asymmetrically placed ears that help them pinpoint the exact location of prey in total darkness.

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Head Swivel

Tawny Owl can rotate its head up to 270 degrees to scan surroundings without moving its body.

Maße und Details

Länge
37-43 cm
Flügelspannweite
81-96 cm
Gewicht
0.385-0.8 kg
Lebenserwartung
4-10 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-6
Brutzeit
28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These nocturnal hunters munch on a variety of small animals, from tiny mice to birds.

Hauptnahrung

  • Voles
  • Mice
  • Shrews
  • Small birds
  • Frogs
  • Beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Brown OwlWood Owl

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

If you see an owl, watch quietly from a distance and don't disturb it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Tawny Owl?

37-43 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Tawny Owl?

81-96 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Tawny Owl?

0.385-0.8 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Tawny Owl?

4-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Tawny Owl?

40 km/h

Was frisst Tawny Owl?

These nocturnal hunters munch on a variety of small animals, from tiny mice to birds.

Wo findet man Tawny Owl normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Tawny Owl?

Ambush

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