Ural owl
Amazing fact
The Ural owl has fine serrations on its feathers that reduce the sound of its wings.
上野動物園
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The Ural owl has fine serrations on its feathers that reduce the sound of its wings.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Ural owl
- Scientific name
- Strix uralensis
- Japanese name
- フクロウ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Strix
It rests by day and looks for mice and small birds from evening into the night. It catches prey by diving down fast from directly above.
How the Ural owl lives
It swallows prey whole and brings up indigestible fur and bones together. It nests in tree hollows, where a male and female raise their young together. It lives in roughly the same area throughout the year.
よこはま動物園ズーラシア上野動物園ときわ動物園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: about 50 cm
- Diet
- Mice, birds, insects, and other animals
- Range
- Japan and Eurasia
Where the Ural owl has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- フクロウ
- 简体中文
- 长尾林鸮
- 繁體中文
- 長尾林鴞
- 한국어
- 긴점박이올빼미
- Español
- Cárabo uralense
- Français
- Chouette de l'Oural
- Deutsch
- Habichtskauz
- Português (Brasil)
- Coruja-dos-urais
- Italiano
- Allocco degli Urali
- العربية
- بومة الأورال
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Burung hantu Ural
- Русский
- Длиннохвостая неясыть
- Türkçe
- Ural Baykuşu
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 上野動物園 — フクロウChecked: 2026-11-03
- よこはま動物園ズーラシア — フクロウChecked: 2026-11-05
- ときわ動物園 — フクロウChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Ural owl, look for this
- Look at its large face and eyes.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
ときわ動物園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Ural owl
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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