Spectacled owl facts
- Hunting at night, they watch from a branch with their keen eyesight, then drop silently on to their prey with a swift pounce.
- Spectacle owls ring of light feathers around their eyes gives them their name. Juvenile spectacled owls have an inverse white colour pattern to the black adult owls.
- Spectacled owls are the largest rainforest species of owl in South America.
What do spectacled owls eat?
Small mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles, insects and crabs.
Where do spectacled owls live?
Central and South America.
Spectacled owl threats
Spectacled owls are expected to lose around 20% of their rainforest habitat over the next three generations, around 17 years. This habitat loss is expected to cause a decline in their population of around 25%.
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