American Barn Owl

tyto furcata

The American Barn Owl is a mesmerizing, nocturnal predator famous for its distinct, ghostly white, heart-shaped facial disc and silent flight. Moving like a specter over open fields, grasslands, and agricultural areas, this elegant raptor plays a critical role in controlling rodent populations. Unlike typical owls, it does not hoot, but instead emits eerie, rasping screeches that can startle unsuspecting night walkers. Blessed with incredibly acute hearing, it can pinpoint the movement of small mammals beneath dense ground cover or snow in complete darkness. Highly adaptable to human presence, they frequently nest in quiet, dark spaces like barns, silos, and church steeples, making them a beloved friend to farmers everywhere.

生息地: Found in open habitats such as grasslands, agricultural fields, marshes, and pasturelands, where they frequently nest in hollow trees, caves, or man-made structures like barns.

外見

This medium-sized owl is easily recognized by its heart-shaped white face outlined with brown, and its dark, staring eyes that lack the yellow irises of many other owl species. Its plumage is a gorgeous mosaic of sandy-buff, gold, and light gray above, finely speckled with black and white, while its underparts are pure white to pale cinnamon with small dark spots. It possesses long, rounded wings, a short tail, and exceptionally long, sparsely feathered legs. In flight, it appears remarkably buoyant and mostly white from below.

界Animalia門Chordata綱Aves目Strigiformes科Tytonidae属Tyto

American Barn Owl

カテゴリ

鳥類

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

A single family of Barn Owls can consume up to 3,000 rodents in a single breeding season, making them highly effective, chemical-free pest control.

Rather than hooting like typical owls, the American Barn Owl produces an array of eerie screeches, hisses, and clicks that have inspired many ghost stories.

Their hearing is so precise that they can successfully capture prey hidden entirely beneath snow or thick vegetation in total darkness.

特殊能力

Feathers with velvety surfaces and soft, fringed edges break up air turbulence, allowing them to fly almost silently to ambush prey.

Ear openings positioned at different heights on the skull enable precise vertical and horizontal sound localization in absolute darkness.

The stiff feathers of the heart-shaped facial disc channel even the faintest sounds of scurrying rodents directly to its ears like a satellite dish.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 32+ cm
翼開長: 100+ cm
体重: 0.4+ kg
寿命: 2+ 年
Top Speed: 35 km/h
一度の産卵数: 3+
抱卵期間: 29+ 日

食性と食事

Feeds almost exclusively on small mammals, particularly rodents, which it swallows whole and later regurgitates as compact, gray pellets.

主な食物

Meadow Vole
Deer Mouse
Pocket Gopher
Brown Rat

採餌方法

Ambush Hunting And Quartering Flights Over Open Land In Search Of Prey Movement By Sound And Sight.

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Meadow Vole

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Preys heavily upon this small rodent in grassy fields, serving as a vital natural pest control agent.

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

A major nocturnal competitor and apex predator that will hunt and kill barn owls when territories overlap.

hunts

North American Deer Mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

A common nocturnal rodent that serves as a primary food source across North America.

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危険度

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よくある質問

American Barn Owlを見分けるには？

American Barn Owlを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

American Barn Owlの長さは何ですか？

32+ cm

American Barn Owlの翼開長は何ですか？

100+ cm

American Barn Owlの体重は何ですか？

0.4+ kg

American Barn Owlの寿命は何ですか？

2+ 年

American Barn Owlのtop Speedは何ですか？

35 km/h

American Barn Owlは何を食べますか？

Feeds almost exclusively on small mammals, particularly rodents, which it swallows whole and later regurgitates as compact, gray pellets.

American Barn Owlは通常どこに生息していますか？

Found in open habitats such as grasslands, agricultural fields, marshes, and pasturelands, where they frequently nest in hollow trees, caves, or man-made structures like barns.