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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › OwlOwl - Wikipedia

    Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes [1] ( / ˈstrɪdʒəfɔːrmiːz / ), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

    • Snowy owl

      The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), also known as the polar...

    • Great grey owl

      The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › True_owlTrue owl - Wikipedia

    The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species in 24 genera. The typical owls have a cosmopolitan distribution and are found on every continent except Antarctica.

  3. Earliest known representation: an owl-shaped oil-carrier, c. 640 BC, from Greece. Owls are birds in the order Strigiformes. There are 200 species, and they are all animals of prey. Most of them are solitary and nocturnal; in fact, they are the only large group of birds which hunt at night.