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Fearful Owl
Asio solomonensis (Hartert, EJO, 1901)
1.2 kgWeight
Most records: Solomon Islands
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Solomon Islands
Fearful Owl has been recorded at 1 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Tirotonga Village AreaSolomon Islands10 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Fearful Owl?
The Fearful Owl weighs around 1.2 kg.
Where does the Fearful Owl live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: Bougainville, Choiseul and Isabel (northern, central Solomon Islands). It is most often recorded in Solomon Islands.
What does the Fearful Owl eat?
Main food: Vertebrate prey.
What family is the Fearful Owl in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Vertebrate prey
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 263 mm
- Tail
- 124 mm
- Bill
- 46 mm
- Tarsus
- 58 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: Bougainville, Choiseul and Isabel (northern, central Solomon Islands)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Asio
Other birds in the genus Asio
Jamaican OwlAsio grammicus
Striped OwlAsio clamator
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus
Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensis
Stygian OwlAsio stygius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
Papuan Hawk-OwlUroglaux dimorpha
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
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