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  2. Short-eared owl - Wikipedia

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    The short-eared owl is a medium-sized owl measuring 34–43 cm (13–17 in) in length and weighing 206–475 g (7.3–16.8 oz). [9] It has large eyes, a big head, a short neck, and broad wings. Its bill is short, strong, hooked and black.

  3. Pueo - Wikipedia

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    The pueo is recognized as an endemic subspecies of short-eared owl by the state of Hawai’i; [4] on the island of O’ahu, the state currently lists it as an endangered species. [5] Nevertheless, the pueo’s presence in Hawai’i is the result of prehistoric human activities, not solely natural evolution or avian migration , thus blurring the ...

  4. Owl - Wikipedia

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    An owl appeared to Glory of the Morning, the only female chief of the Hočąk nation, and uttered her name. Soon after, she died. [75] [76] According to the culture of the Hopi, a Uto-Aztec tribe, taboos surround owls, which are associated with sorcery and other evils. [citation needed]

  5. Asio - Wikipedia

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    The genus Asio was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the long-eared owl (Asio otus) as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name is from asiō, the Latin name used by Pliny the Younger for a type of horned owl, [3] the feather tufts on the head of these owls give the appearance of "ears" which is a defining characteristic.

  6. List of owl species - Wikipedia

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    Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence Greater sooty owl: Tyto tenebricosa (Gould, 1845) 1 Lesser sooty owl: Tyto multipunctata Mathews, 1912: 2 Minahasa masked owl: Tyto inexspectata (Schlegel, 1879) 3 Taliabu masked owl: Tyto nigrobrunnea Neumann, 1939: 4 Moluccan masked owl: Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883) 5 Manus masked owl

  7. Eastern screech owl - Wikipedia

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    The specific epithet is the Latin word for a type of eared owl. [8] The eastern screech owl is now one of 22 screech owls placed in the genus Megascops that was introduced in 1848 by the German naturalist Johann Kaup. [9] Five subspecies are typically recognised for the eastern screech owl, but the taxonomy in the species is considered "muddled ...

  8. List of Strigiformes by population - Wikipedia

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    Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes ... Short-eared owl: Asio flammeus: 1,200,000-2,100,000 [173] LC [173] [173] Siau scops owl: Otus siaoensis: 1 ...

  9. Great grey owl - Wikipedia

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    The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere , and it is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres.