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Owls are divided into two families: the true (or typical) owl family, Strigidae, and the barn-owl family, Tytonidae. [2] Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except the polar ice caps and some remote islands.
- List of owl species
List of owl species. The International Ornithological...
- Snowy owl
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar...
- True owl
The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of...
- Long-eared owl
The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern...
- List of owl species
Populacja owiec w czerwcu 2014 r. wyniosła 222,8 tys. sztuk i w porównaniu ze stanem w czerwcu ubiegłego roku zmniejszyła się o 10,7%, w tym liczebność maciorek owczych spadła o 1,5% [8]. W Polsce od 1990 r. odnotowano drastyczne zmniejszenie się liczby utrzymywanych owiec. Obecne pogłowie owiec stanowi zaledwie około 5% pogłowia z ...
List of owl species. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 254 species of owl in order Strigiformes; they are distributed among 25 genera in two families. The 20 species of genera Tyto and Phodilus, the barn owls, are in family Tytonidae. The other 234 species are in family Strigidae, the "typical owls".
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [2]
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.
The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl [3] or, more informally, as the lesser horned owl or cat owl, [4] is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range.
Learn about owls, birds that hunt at night and have large eyes, ears, and beaks. Find out how owls adapt to their environment, what they eat, and how they are represented in culture.
