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The ear tufts are usually dusky in front and paler tawny on the back. Long-eared owl possess a blackish bill color while its eyes may vary from yellowish-orange to orange-red, tarsi and toes feathered. [4] [8] [36] The long-eared owl is a medium-sized owl, which measures between 31 and 40 cm (12 and 16 in) in total length.
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.
A long-eared owl (Asio otus) in an erect pose The laughing owl (Ninox albifacies), last seen in 1914. Genus Aegolius – the saw-whet owls, four species; Genus Asio – the eared owls, eight species; Genus Athene – two to four species (depending on whether the genera Speotyto and Heteroglaux are included or not)
Long-eared owl: Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) 172 Abyssinian owl: Asio abyssinicus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) 173 Madagascar owl: Asio madagascariensis (Smith, A, 1834) 174
The long-eared owl is the most regularly taken as prey of any raptorial bird by Eurasian eagle-owls. Other than these two species, a large share of the raptorial prey for eagle-owls is made up of other owls. Given that all European owls are to some extent nocturnal, they may be encountered and killed upon detection by the Eurasian eagle-owl.
The long-eared owl has a somewhat similar plumage to the eagle-owl, but is considerably smaller (an average female eagle-owl may be twice as long and 10 times heavier than an average long-eared owl). [25] Long-eared owls in Eurasia have vertical striping like that of the Eurasian eagle-owl, while long-eared owls in North America show a more ...
The Elf Owl was so small Mark was able to hold the owl with one hand. He's so small he doesn't seem real. He looks like the most precious owl statue, one that is super rare.
The Madagascar owl (Asio madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascan owl or Madagascar long-eared owl, [1] is a medium-sized owl endemic to the island of Madagascar. [3] It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the long-eared owl (Asio otus). [4]