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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Asio flammeus

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Asio

Species

Asio flammeus

Aves🥩 Carnivore

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl · コミミズク)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Natural Monument (Korea) «Short-eared Owl»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

34~42.3cm · No data (Wingspan 0.95m)

Mass · Top Speed

206~475g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Treeless open land, wetlands, marshes, grasslands, and farmland

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 It preys on voles across winter fields and reedbeds.
💡 Its weight of 0.475 kg is slightly lighter than a 500 mL bottle of water.
💡 Its 1.1 m wingspan is slightly longer than a 1 m ruler.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)28

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#쇠부엉이#Asio flammeus

📖 1. Overview

The Short-eared Owl is a medium-sized owl found in open fields and wetlands around the world, and occurs in Korea as a winter visitor.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its plumage mixes buffy white and dark brown, and its ear tufts are so short that they are barely noticeable. Its asymmetrically placed ears allow it to pinpoint prey hidden in grass by sound.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It hunts mainly small mammals such as voles, pouncing from a perch or coursing low over the ground. It nests on the ground in tall grass and lays an average of 5.6 eggs (1–11), incubating them for about 21 days.