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Owl, Boreal owl

(Aegolius funereus)

One of the smallest representatives of birds from the entire owl family. Weight
can reach a maximum of 200 g. Body length ranges from 21 to 27 cm. The color
of the plumage is chestnut with light spots. The lower part of the body of the owl is
predominantly light with small brown and gray spots.
Owls feed on small rodents.
The nesting area is island Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. On Sakhalin, the owl is
found throughout the territory, but extremely unevenly. In the nesting season, birds
were recorded on the Krillon Peninsula and the Tonino-Anivsky Peninsula, near
Lake Ainskoye, the cities of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Aleksandrovsk, Dolinsk, on the
shores of Lunsky, Nabilsky and Terpeniya bays. Breeds on island Kunashir, South
Kuril Islands. Was met on island. Moneron. The general distribution is Europe, Asia,
America.

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