Burrowing owl vs Forest owlet
The forest owlet is heavier: 241 g against 150.6 g for the burrowing owl, about 60% more.
Photo: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saswat Mishra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a burrowing owl and a forest owlet?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The forest owlet is heavier: 241 g against 150.6 g for the burrowing owl, about 60% more.
- Both belong to the genus Athene, so they are close relatives.
- The burrowing owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the forest owlet is Endangered.
Side by side
| Burrowing owl | Forest owlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Athene cunicularia | Athene blewitti |
| Family | Strigidae | Strigidae |
| Order | Strigiformes | Strigiformes |
| Weight | 146.3 g – 156 g | 241 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 8.7 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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