Birds

Spectacled owl

Strix nebulosa

IUCN Red ListLeast Concern

Spectacled owl

Description: They grow to approximately 46 cm and weigh approximately 850 g. They have very distinctive coloration, being mostly black-brown with a yellow-brown belly and a striking white pattern on their face that looks strikingly like spectacles.
Habitat: Throughout the year, they mainly inhabit old forest stands in Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina.
Diet: They feed mainly on rodents, small birds, amphibians, and mammals.
Reproduction: They lay two eggs, which they brood for 35 days.
Did you know?: The males call out with a peculiar voice that resembles the tapping of a hammer on a dry branch. The voice of the female is a shrill scream.

Homeland & habitat

Where the spectacled owl lives

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Holarctic boreal forests

The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) inhabits dense coniferous and mixed boreal forests stretching from Scandinavia across Siberia to Alaska and Canada.

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Native range

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10 facts about the spectacled owl

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GroupBirdsStrigiformes (sovy) · Strigidae (sovy pravé)
Scientific nameStrix nebulosaLatin name of the species
Homeland & habitatHusté smíšené a jehličnaté lesy severní Evropy, Sibiře a Severní Ameriky.
DietMalí a středně velcí savci
Reproductionsnáší 2–4 vejce, inkubace trvá asi 28–34 dní
LifespanV přírodě 15–20 let, v zajetí až 25 let.
Conservation statusLeast ConcernAccording to the IUCN Red List
Did you know…?Je pojmenován podle světlých „brýlových“ znaků kolem očí, které mu dodávají výrazný a charakteristický vzhled.
Where in the zooArea A — aviaries and exhibits
How many we keep♂ 1 · ♀ 1total: 2
GroupBirdsStrigiformes (sovy) · Strigidae (sovy pravé)
Scientific nameStrix nebulosaLatin name of the species
Homeland & habitatHusté smíšené a jehličnaté lesy severní Evropy, Sibiře a Severní Ameriky.
DietMalí a středně velcí savci
Reproductionsnáší 2–4 vejce, inkubace trvá asi 28–34 dní
LifespanV přírodě 15–20 let, v zajetí až 25 let.
Conservation statusLeast ConcernAccording to the IUCN Red List
Did you know…?Je pojmenován podle světlých „brýlových“ znaků kolem očí, které mu dodávají výrazný a charakteristický vzhled.
Where in the zooArea A — aviaries and exhibits
How many we keep♂ 1 · ♀ 1total: 2

Conservation status

Species vulnerability index

Least Concern

Near Threatened

Vulnerable

Endangered

Critically Endangered

LC – málo dotčený (Least Concern) podle IUCN

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