Laughing Owls!
Laughing owls are native New Zealand birds. They were first found in Nelson, Marlborough, east of the main divide in the South Island, and on Stewart Island.The Maori name for the laughing owl is whēkau or the white-faced owl.
The laughing owls have yellowish-brown striped feathers with dark brown skin. There are white straps on the scapulars, and occasionally the hind neck. Mantle feathers were edged with white. The wings and tail had light brown bars. The tarsus had yellowish to reddish-buff feathers. The facial disc was white behind and below the eyes, fading to grey with brown stripes towards the centre.
Before us people like your and mine generation of families came the Laughing Owl preyed on native species such, as Kiwi and Duck. The laughing owl also preyed on lizards, insects, birds, mice, and rats. The Laughing Owl also preyed on larger birds, such as the Weka, and even the Moreporks and other New Zealand owls.
The extinction of the laughing owls was in the early twentieth century.Now your properly thinking how did the laughing owls actually get extinct.The reason why this owl went extinct, in the early twentieth century , was because it had no defense against their predators, who were wild mammals like the effective hunters of beetles, birds, and
lizards Land changes might have played a role as well in the extinction of these birds.
I really like the laughing owl and I hope that you have learnt something new about the laughing owl.
The laughing owls have yellowish-brown striped feathers with dark brown skin. There are white straps on the scapulars, and occasionally the hind neck. Mantle feathers were edged with white. The wings and tail had light brown bars. The tarsus had yellowish to reddish-buff feathers. The facial disc was white behind and below the eyes, fading to grey with brown stripes towards the centre.
Before us people like your and mine generation of families came the Laughing Owl preyed on native species such, as Kiwi and Duck. The laughing owl also preyed on lizards, insects, birds, mice, and rats. The Laughing Owl also preyed on larger birds, such as the Weka, and even the Moreporks and other New Zealand owls.
The extinction of the laughing owls was in the early twentieth century.Now your properly thinking how did the laughing owls actually get extinct.The reason why this owl went extinct, in the early twentieth century , was because it had no defense against their predators, who were wild mammals like the effective hunters of beetles, birds, and
lizards Land changes might have played a role as well in the extinction of these birds.
I really like the laughing owl and I hope that you have learnt something new about the laughing owl.
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