White OWL

 

The largest bird from the order sovoobraznyh in the tundra. The head is round, bright-yellow eye Phalacrocorax. Females are larger than males. Male body length can reach 55-65 cm, weight 2-2, 5 kg, females 70 cm, respectively. and 3 kg. The wingspan is approximately 142-166 cm. Their camouflage coloring: adult birds are characterized by white plumage with dark scalloping. Females and young birds pestrin more than males. Chicks are brown. Bill black, almost to the end covered with feathers — bristles. The plumage of the legs looks like wool, forms the "Cosmas" White owls play a key role in tundra biota, being one of the top fighters of the rodents, as well as the factor for successful nesting of some Tundra birds. Using extreme aggressiveness of white owls to protect nesting territory, nesting ducks, geese, goose, waders. Owls do not touch birds, but successfully banish from their territories, Arctic foxes, ruining nests. included in the Red Book.

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