clouded magpie vs Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Abraxas sylvata compared with Bubo bubo

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while Eurasian Eagle-Owl is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Aves (새)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Strigiformes (올빼미목)
Family	Geometridae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Abraxas	Bubo (Eagle Owls)
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Bubo bubo

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and Eurasian Eagle-Owl share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

EN — Endangered

Population: ~400.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	20 years
Average Length	—	70 cm
Average Weight	—	3.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

clouded magpie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

clouded magpie

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

세계에서 키와 무게가 가장 큰 올빼미 종인 수리부엉이(Bubo bubo)는 날개 폭이 최대 1.9미터에 달하며 유럽에서 아시아를 거쳐 중국에 이르는 암석 지형, 삼림 가장자리, 절벽에 서식합니다. 강력한 발톱을 지닌 조용한 야행성 사냥꾼으로 토끼, 산토끼, 여우, 심지어 다른 맹금류까지 먹이로 삼습니다. 깊고 울림 있는 울음소리가 먼 거리까지 전달됩니다. 역사적으로 박해를 받았지만 개체군은 비교적 안정적입니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden