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An owl is any of about 174 species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds.

Owls have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called the facial disk. Although owls have binocular vision, their large eyes are fixed in their sockets, and they must turn their entire heads to change views.

Owls are far-sighted, and are unable to clearly see anything within a few inches of their eyes. However, their vision, particularly in low light, is excellent.

Many owls can also hunt by sound in total darkness. The facial disc helps to funnel the sound of rodents to their ears, which are placed asymmetrically to allow better directional location.

Despite their appearance, owls are more closely related to whippoorwills and other nightjars or Caprimulgiformes than to hawks and other diurnal predators (see Falconiformes). Some taxonomists place the nightjars in the same order as owls, as in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy.

Owls' powerful clawed feet and sharp beak let them tear their prey to pieces before eating. Their muffled wings and dull feathers allow them to fly almost silently and unseen. Scientists studying the diets of owls are helped by its habit of disgorging the indigestible parts of their diet, bones, scales, and fur in pellet form. These "owl pellets" are often sold by companies to schools to be dissected by students as a lesson in biology and ecology, because they are plentiful and easy to interpret.

Owl eggs are white and almost spherical, and range in number from a few to a dozen in some owls. Their nests are crudely built and may be in trees, underground burrows or barns and caves.
Taxonmony
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae Tytonidae
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Striped Owl
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Sunda Scops Owl
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Tasmanian Masked Owl
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Tropical Screech Owl
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Ural Owl
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Vermiculated Eagle Owl
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Verreaux's Eagle Owl
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Western Screech Owl
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Desert Eagle Owl
PBS
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Barn Owl
eNature.com
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Barred Owl
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Boreal Owl
eNature.com
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Burrowing Owl
eNature.com
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Eastern Screech-Owl
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Elf Owl
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Great Horned Owl
eNature.com
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Long-eared Owl
eNature.com
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Northern Pygmy-Owl
eNature.com
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
eNature.com
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Short-eared Owl
eNature.com
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Spotted Owl
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Western Screech-Owl
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Whiskered Screech-Owl
eNature.com
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Great Horned Owl
National Geographic
Great Horned Owl fact sheet and pictures; audio clip Read More
Snowy Owl
National Geographic
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Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Rainforest Conservation Fund
Brief Narrative and pictures of Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Read More
Owl
Bird Families of the World - Dan Roberson
Details about the Strigidae family including pictures and good print references Read More
Owl
Unique Australian Animals
Categorized information on Owl including description, habitat, feeding, etc. Has nice pictures, too. Read More
Northern Hawk Owl
Les Oiseaux du Québec (French)
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Great Horned Owl
Les Oiseaux du Québec (French)
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snowy owl
Les Oiseaux du Québec (French)
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Brown Fish Owl
National Zoo
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Barn Owl
Bird Friends Of Lake Murray And San Diego County
Barn Owl pictures, description, and more Read More
Burrowing Owl
Bird Friends Of Lake Murray And San Diego County
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Long-Eared Owl
Bird Friends Of Lake Murray And San Diego County
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Great Horned Owl
Bird Friends Of Lake Murray And San Diego County
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