Scientific name: Nyctea scandiaca Height: 530mm to 660mm Geographical distribution: Arctic regions Habitat: tundra, bare rocky ground Diet: lemmings, rabbits, hares, rats, moles, voles, ground squirrel, pheasants, partridge, grebes and gulls
Continue reading →Scientific name: Bubo bubo Height: 580mm to 710mm Geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, Asia and Middle East Habitat: mountainous forest, semi-desert and rocky slopes Diet: large birds and a variety of small- and medium-sized mammals including rabbits and hares, roe … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Strix uralensis Height: 580mm to 610mm Geographical distribution: central and northern Europe, central Asia, Korea and Japan Habitat: old woodland and forest Diet: voles and other mammals up to the size of small hares, plus birds and frogs … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Strix nebulosa lapponica Height: 610mm to 840mm Geographical distribution: northern Europe, northern Asia, the north of America and its western mountains Habitat: mature forest Diet: mainly small mammals, for example voles, squirrels, small hares and also large birds … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Aegolius funereus Height: 220mm to 250mm Habitat: Mainly old growth coniferous forest and mountainous regions Diet: Mainly voles and other mammals but also birds as well as insects and other invertebrates Status: Not globally threatened, but generally uncommon or rare Geographical distribution: Pyrenees, Caucasus, … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Tyto alba guttata Height: 330mm to 430mm Geographical distribution: north, central and south America, Europe, Africa, southern and south-eastern Asia, Australasia Habitat: grasslands, cultivations, scrub and forest edge Diet: mostly rodents; occasionally small birds, bats and other prey … Continue reading →
