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Geographic Distribution
Quick Facts
- Size
- 43 - 61 cm
- Weight
- 500 - 1000 g
- Diet
- Small mammals (voles, mice, rabbits), Birds (songbirds, game birds, waterfowl), Reptiles (snakes, lizards), Amphibians (frogs, toads), Insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles)
Habitat
ForestsWoodlandsUrban areasSwamps
Behavior
- Hunts at night, using acute hearing and exceptional vision to locate prey
- Perches in trees or on power poles, scanning for prey
- Engages in monogamous breeding, with pairs forming during breeding season
- Females lay 2-4 eggs, which are incubated for approximately 30 days
- Both parents care for young, which leave the nest after approximately 6-8 weeks