Scientific name: Bubo virginianus Height: 430mm to 530mm Geographical distribution: north and south America Habitat: woodland park, forest and desert Diet: small mammals, birds (including other owls) and reptiles. Will often store surplus food which is unusual Status: widespread, threatened … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Bubo magellanicus Height: 450mm Geographical distribution: south-western America Habitat: rocky landscapes with pasture above the timber line. Semi-open Patagonian and Fuegian forest, rich in lichens and mosses. Rocky semi-desert from sea level to the mountain regions, often near … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Athene cunicularia Height: 200mm to 260mm Geographical distribution: northern, central and southern America Habitat: open grassland Diet: small birds; insects, especially large beetles and crickets; small rodents, for example, kangaroo rats and voles Status: locally threatened Here are the … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Strix virgata Height: 350-400mm Geographical distribution: From northernmost Colombia east of the Andes, eastern Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad, the Guianas, Amazonian Peru and Amazonian Brazil to northern Brazil, south to Bolivia and northernmost north-west Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, eastern … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Pulsatix perspicillata Height: 460mm Geographical distribution: From southern Mexico through central America, Venezuela, the Guianas, Colombia, Ecuador, eastern Peru, Amazonian Brazil south to Bolivia and northern Argentina. Also formerly on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, where it is … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Surnia ulula Height: 360mm to 450mm Geographical distribution: From eastern Alaska through to Newfoundland and in some areas extends south into Northern America. Habitat: They live mostly in open coniferous forests, or coniferous forests mixed with deciduous species such as … Continue reading →
