From VLAB - Verein für Landschaftspflege, Artenschutz & Biodiversität e. V.

German Text

In Deutschland brüten zehn Eulenarten - doch nicht allen geht es gut.

Vom anpassungsfähigen Waldkauz bis zum seltenen Habichtskauz zeigt jede Art, wie wichtig alte Bäume, Totholz und strukturreiche Wälder sind. Wer Offenland und Gewässer schützt und Lebensräume erhält, sorgt zugleich dafür, dass diese faszinierenden Nachtjäger weiter sicher brüten können.

Die Übersicht basiert auf aktuellen Daten des Dachverbands Deutscher Avifaunisten (DDA) sowie eigenen Erhebungen.

Ten owl species breed in Germany – but not all of them are thriving.

From the adaptable Tawny owl to the rare Ural owl, each species demonstrates the importance of old trees, deadwood, and structurally diverse forests. Protecting open land and waterways and preserving habitats ensures that these fascinating nocturnal hunters can continue to breed safely.

This overview is based on current data from the German Ornithologists’ Association (DDA) and our own research.

I had to translate the graphic they included. If you want the original, it’s under the spoiler tag with the original text.

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
    3·
    2 months ago

    I love when non-English people can teach me some of these things! I try to be inclusive of the whole world of owls, but tracking things down blindly is so difficult the further from English language gets.

    Most times I just try to look up how people say “owl” and try to search that. For Czech, I get sova, but when I looked up a pronunciation for Výr velký I finally stumbled on a list of what you actually call different owls, and almost none include sova anywhere in the name, so it tells me I’ve been chasing a dead end this whole time!

    Now, with this new knowledge, I can better try and find Czech sources for wild owl photos, articles, and rescues!

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Yes, I forgot sýc, which has 3 letters too. And there are multiple výr and sýc species but only one of each in Czechia. And both are among the 150 or so exceptions to “i/í after b/f/l/m/p/s/v/z” spelling that third-graders have to memorize (keyword “vyjmenovaná slova”). Yes, sova is the name for any member of the Strigiformes order. And we don’t normally put the adjective after the noun, only in Linnean binomial classification.