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Long-eared owls are 19.5% of owls (or 197 total owls) recorded migrating through Cape May Point in fall (against a majority, 60.6%, being saw-whet owls), with 26.1% of the specimens from the species caught in the mist nets being adults. More than 90% of long-eared owls migrate between mid-October and late November, with the immatures migrating ...
The genus Asio was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the long-eared owl (Asio otus) as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is from asiō, the Latin name used by Pliny the Younger for a type of horned owl, [3] the feather tufts on the head of these owls give the appearance of "ears" which is a defining characteristic.
The long-eared owl has a somewhat similar plumage to the eagle-owl, but is considerably smaller (an average female eagle-owl may be twice as long and 10 times heavier than an average long-eared owl). [25] Long-eared owls in Eurasia have vertical striping like that of the Eurasian eagle-owl, while long-eared owls in North America show a more ...
A long-eared owl (Asio otus) in an erect pose The laughing owl (Ninox albifacies), last seen in 1914. Genus Aegolius – the saw-whet owls, four species; Genus Asio – the eared owls, eight species; Genus Athene – two to four species (depending on whether the genera Speotyto and Heteroglaux are included or not)
Of the 427 species, 114 are rare, 71 are very rare, and 27 are "rare/accidental" as defined below. ... Long-eared owl, Asio otus (R) Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus ...
The success of eastern screech (and western screech) owls in North America may be the reason long-eared owls are much more restricted to limited northern forest habitat in North America than they are in Europe. [4] Eastern screech owls hunt from dusk to dawn, with most hunting being done during the first four hours of darkness.
Unlike the related short-eared owl, the long-eared owl is relatively more rare in the La Brea pits. This might be due to the species' preference for wooded areas, although it does not require closed canopy forests. Additionally, unlike many of the more common owls known from fossil material, the long-eared owl is much more strictly nocturnal.
Long-eared owl, a difficult-to-see resident. Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae. The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.