#1195 · 🐦 birds

Boreal Owl

🇳🇱 Ruigpootuil ·Aegolius funereus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Геннадий · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Геннадий · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Яковлева Полина · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © vyatka · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Анна Голубева · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Isakov Gennady · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. United States:© Phil Chaon · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. A971, Shetland, Scotland, GB:© mistyanddull · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. с. Заковряшино Алтайский край, Россия, 658743:© Алина Боксорн · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. г. Киров, Кировская обл., Россия:© Вотинцевы Елена и Сергей · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The boreal owl ( Aegolius funereus ) is a small owl. In Europe, it is typically known as Tengmalm's owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and funereus means "funereal".

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,148iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
2,148 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).