Fearful Owl

The Salomoneneule ( Nesasio solomonensis ) is a very rare, large owl that lives exclusively in the Solomon Islands. It is 28-38 cm long and its wingspan is 70 to 75 cm. The feathers around the big yellow eyes are colored white gray. Your body is ocher, and mottled dark brown. She has no ear tufts, and hunts with her ​​strong, bristly claws Tüpfelkuskuse and other small marsupials. With its strong beak she tears her prey and swallows it down in mouse large pieces.

Reproduction

Is about the reproductive behavior of the Salomon owls, little is known, only so much that their nests are in knots or crevices.

Dissemination

The Salomoneneule occurs only on a remote island group in the Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Islands, and even there it inhabits only the three largest islands of Bougainville, Choiseul and Santa Isabel. Due to their small living space, it is one of the rarest owls in the world and is considered high risk.