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Owl of the Year Match 19 - Morepork vs Little Owl (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WINNER: LITTLE OWL 67-57

Morepork soundly defeated the Barred Owl in a real surprise to most of us. If Morepork makes it through this, he may be facing New Zealand's recent addition, the Barn Owl. Morepork is about 10 inches / 26 cm. It's this small enough to be today's favorite little brown owl?

Little Owl bested Barking Owl to get here today. Little Owl was also brought to New Zealand's South Island in the early 20th century. Little Owl measures in at 8.5 inches / 22 cm giving it the edge in tinyness. Little Owl is all over Eurasia and Africa as well.

Will this flat headed fellow be the winner today, or will the charm and rarity of the Morepork prevail? Upvote your favorite!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Morepork has the colors, but I can't resist that flat little head!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

These 2 have a good bit similar between them, so it's going to come down to those finer details today.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not an ornithologist, but I have strong owlpinions!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

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