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Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus [Pontoppidan, 1763]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
BTO Codes:
SE , SHEOW
EURING No:
7680
Number in Britain:
2300 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
flammeus recorded in Britain (of 10 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
38 cm
Wingspan:
102 cm
Weight:
M/F: 330 g
Scientific name from:
L.: asio =a horned owl described by Pliny
and L.: flamma =a flame
World Distribution:
n&c Europe, n Asia, North & South America
Habitat:
Tundra, marsh, moor, grassland
Diet:
Small mammals, esp. voles, also some birds; will hunt by day or night
TitBit:
this long-winged owl is unusual in being largely diurnal, it is most often seen in winter when numbers are swelled by immigrants from continental Europe
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
1000 to 3500 pairs
in 1988-91
Note: Best estimate
First Record:
1678
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
8000 to 30 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I), Bern(III), CITES(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
40 x 31 mm
Egg Weight:
21.3 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
8
Clutch Size:
4 - 7 eggs
5.41 ± 1.59 (2 - 9) N = 56
Incubation:
27 days
26.29 ± 0.98 (24 - 27) N = 56
by the:
Female
Fledging:
26 - 32 days
28.32 ± 3.24 (24 - 33) N = 187
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1(2)
Number Ringed:
48
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr7m
(Germany: 20yr 9m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
G
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Comhachag-chluasach
Welsh:
Tylluan Glustiog
Danish:
Mosehornugle
Dutch:
Velduil
Finnish:
Suopöllö
French:
Hibou des marais
German:
Sumpfohreule
Hungarian:
Réti fülesbagoly
Icelandic:
Brandugla
Irish:
Ulchabhán Réisc
Italian:
Gufo di palude
Norwegian:
Jordugle
Polish:
Uszatka blotna (sowa blotna)
Portuguese:
Coruja-do-nabal
Spanish:
Búho campestre
Swedish:
Jorduggla
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Mikkola, H. 1983 Owls of Europe Poyser, Calton
[598.71 MIK]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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