{"id":26516,"date":"2025-10-01T01:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/avifauna\/great-horned-owl\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:08:31","slug":"great-horned-owl","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/en\/avifauna\/great-horned-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Horned Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26516\" class=\"elementor elementor-26516 elementor-18840\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed208a\" data-id=\"6ed208a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3036ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c3036ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ricerca-foto-Ficedula-e1772038156648.png\" alt=\"Ricerca foto Ficedula\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcbe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tengmalm&#8217;s Owl is a small nocturnal bird of prey with yellow eyes and a pale facial disk, outlined by a distinctive dark rim. Its plumage is predominantly brown with scattered white spots, which aid in camouflage in the woods. It is a quiet species, but during the breeding season, the male emits a distinctive call to attract the female. It feeds mainly on small mammals, such as mice and voles, but may also hunt insects and smaller birds. It prefers coniferous and mixed forests in mountainous and submontane areas. It nests in natural tree cavities or in nests abandoned by woodpeckers, laying its eggs between March and June.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b133c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b133c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Situation in Italian-Speaking Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69e84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69e84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Tengmalm&#8217;s Owl nests in coniferous forests at elevations above 1,200 meters. The species&#8217; range is linked to that of the Black Woodpecker, whose tree cavities are often used for nesting. In Ticino, the species is found in the Sopraceneri region. Some reports suggest that its range may be expanding southward.   <\/p><p>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999b58\" data-id=\"8999b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c306551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_project_info\" data-id=\"c306551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-list\">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                                <li><label>Nome scientifico<\/label>Aegolius funereus<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Francese<\/label>Chouette de Tengmalm<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Tedesco<\/label>Rauhfusskauz<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Romancio<\/label>Chatsch\u00f6l da Tengmalm<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Inglese<\/label>Boreal Owl<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Lunghezza<\/label>25 cm<\/li>\r\n                                <li><label>Apertura alare<\/label>50-62 cm<\/li>\r\n                                <\/ul>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"ecolar-project-info-social\">\r\n                                        <h4 class=\"project-social-title\">Share on social media<\/h4>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fficedula.ch%2Fspecies%2Fairone-bianco-maggiore%2F\"><i class=\"flaticon flaticon-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a 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