Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Strigiformes
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Family: Strigidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 7700 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
funereus recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
25 cm
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Wingspan: 58 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 150 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr. Aigolios=owl (specifically of ill-omen) and L.: funereus=funereal (from funus=a funeral) |
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World Distribution:
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n&c Europe, n&c Asia, n North America |
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Habitat:
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Boreal forest & mixed woodland |
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Diet:
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Voles, also mice, shrews, some birds; nocturnal |
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TitBit:
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One male may mate with up to three females, and a female will occasionally mate with two different males; such shenanigans occur most frequently when mice numbers are high. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Northumberland, 1812
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
7
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Lothian
(1860),
Northeast
(1886),
Orkney
(1986),
Perth & Kinross
(1915),
Shetland
(1912),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1872),
Durham
(1981),
Northumberland
(1911),
East Yorkshire
(1983),
North Yorkshire
(1901),
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North-west England:
Cumbria
(1876),
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1902),
Shropshire
(1872),
Worcestershire
(1901),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1877),
Lincolnshire
(1880),
Norfolk
(1903),
Suffolk
(1901),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1881),
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South-west England:
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Boreal Owl | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Perleugle | Dutch: Ruigpootuil |
| Finnish: Helmipöllö | French: Chouette de Tengmalm |
| German: Rauhfußkauz | Hungarian: Gatyáskuvik |
| Icelandic: Skálmugla | Irish: |
| Italian: Civetta capogrosso | Norwegian: Perleugle |
| Polish: Wlochatka zwyczajna | Portuguese: Mocho de Tengmalm |
| Spanish: Búho de Tengmalm | Swedish: Pärluggla |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Mikkola, H. 1983 Owls of Europe Poyser, Calton [598.71 MIK] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
| BOU Register of Avian Theses entry | |
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