请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 screech owl
释义
screech owl
bird
any of numerous New World owls of the genus Otus, typical owls of the family Strigidae. Old World species of Otus are known as scops owls. Members of both groups possess a facial disk and ear tufts. Coloured in a concealing bark pattern, they are rather small owls, about 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches) long. Many show considerable geographic variation; the northern races are larger but less heavily patterned than the southern races. Distributed almost worldwide, notable members of the genus are the common scops owl (Otus scops) of southern Europe, Asia, and Africa; the common screech owl (O. asio) of North America; and the flammulated owl (O. flammeolus) of western North America. They eat mostly small mammals, birds, and insects.
随便看

 

百科全书收录100133条中英文百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容开放、自由的电子版百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/4/10 2:59:59