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Aegolius funereus (Boreal Owl)

Synonyms: Noctua temgmalmi; Strix funerea (homotypic)
Language: French

Wikipedia Abstract

The boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) is a small owl. In Europe, it is typically known as Tengmalm's owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and funereus means "funereal".
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Infraspecies

Aegolius funereus beickianus (Boreal owl)
Aegolius funereus caucasicus (Boreal owl)
Aegolius funereus funereus (Boreal owl)
Aegolius funereus magnus (Tengmalm's owl)
Aegolius funereus pallens (Boreal owl)
Aegolius funereus richardsoni (Richardson's boreal owl)
Aegolius funereus sibiricus (Borea owl)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
34
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 17.9176
EDGE Score: 2.94009
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  135 grams
Birth Weight [3]  9 grams
Female Weight [6]  167 grams
Male Weight [6]  101 grams
Weight Dimorphism [6]  65.3 %
Breeding Habitat [2]  Boreal forests
Wintering Geography [2]  Northern U.S./Canada
Wintering Habitat [2]  Boreal forests
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Endothermic [4]  70 %
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  30 %
Forages - Understory [4]  10 %
Forages - Ground [4]  90 %
Clutch Size [7]  4
Clutches / Year [3]  1
Fledging [5]  32 days
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  1,700,000
Incubation [3]  27 days
Mating Display [8]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [8]  Monogamy
Maximum Longevity [3]  16 years
Nocturnal [9]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [10]  148
Snout to Vent Length [5]  8 inches (21 cm)
Wing Span [11]  22 inches (.56 m)
Female Maturity [3]  1 year
Male Maturity [3]  1 year

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Ecosystems

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Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Martes martes (European Pine Marten)[12]

Providers

Shelter 
Fagus sylvatica (European beech)[12]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Baruscapillaria falconis[17]
Centrorhynchus elongatus[17]
Ceratophyllus gallinae (European chicken flea)[18]
Chondria capillaris[17]
Eucoleus dispar[17]

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Citations

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♦ 1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
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♦ 4Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 5Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
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♦ 7Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 8Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
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♦ 11del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 12Ecology of Commanster
♦ 13Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 14Barbastella barbastellus, Jens Rydell and Wiesław Bogdanowicz, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 557, pp. 1-8 (1997)
♦ 15Avian and mammalian predators of shrews in Europe: regional differences, between-year and seasonal variation, and mortality due to predation, Erkki Korpimäki & Kai Norrdahl, Ann. Zool. Fennici 26:389-400. 1989
♦ 16Exploring the Denali Food Web, ParkWise, National Park Service
♦ 17Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
♦ 18International Flea Database
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