Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus - Chouette de Tengmalm Nyctale de Tengmalm

Chouette de Tengmalm
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Strigiformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aegolius

  • Species
    :

    funereus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 21 à 28 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 52 à 58 cm.
  • Weight
    : 120 à 210 g
Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chouette de Tengmalm
adult
Chouette de Tengmalm
adult

Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

  • Aegolius funereus funereus (n, c and se Europe to the Ural Mts.. Russia.)
  • Aegolius funereus richardsoni (Alaska, n Canada and n USA)
  • Aegolius funereus magnus (ne Siberia)
  • Aegolius funereus sibiricus (se Siberia, ne China)
  • Aegolius funereus pallens (w and s Siberia)
  • Aegolius funereus caucasicus (n Caucasus Mts.. Russia.)
  • Aegolius funereus beickianus (nw India, sw China)

Foreign names

  • Chouette de Tengmalm,
  • Mochuelo boreal,
  • mocho-funéreo,
  • Raufußkauz,
  • gatyáskuvik,
  • Ruigpootuil,
  • Civetta capogrosso,
  • pärluggla,
  • Perleugle,
  • pôtik kapcavý,
  • sýc rousný,
  • Perleugle,
  • helmipöllö,
  • mussol pirinenc,
  • Skálmugla,
  • włochatka (zwyczajna),
  • bikšainais apogs,
  • koconogi čuk,
  • Мохноногий сыч,
  • キンメフクロウ,
  • 鬼鸮,
  • 鬼鴞,

Voice song and cries

Chouette de Tengmalm
adult

Habitat

Chouette de Tengmalm
adult

Forest : Boreal, Subarctic, Temperate

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 05-04-2024
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