Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
About the Boreal Owl
The boreal owl or Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) is a small owl in the "true owl" family Strigidae. It is known as the boreal owl or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson, in North America, and as Tengmalm's owl in Europe and Asia, after the Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm. Due to its nocturnal habits and preferred inaccessible taiga forest habitat, it is rarely seen by humans; when met with, it is often extremely confident, showing little or no fear of people, only flying off if approached to within 3–5 metres.
A real field recording of the Boreal Owl. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 893 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.