Long-eared Owl vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Asio otus compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Owl	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Strigiformes (Owls)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Strigidae (True Owls)	Icteridae
Genus	Asio	Amblycercus
Species	Asio otus	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Owl and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Owl	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway