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Eleven species have been recorded in Ohio. Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio (B) Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus (B) Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus; Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula (R) Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (R) Barred owl, Strix varia (B) Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa (R) Long-eared owl, Asio otus; Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
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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.
In two other species of owls with asymmetrical ears, the saw-whet owl and the long-eared owl, the asymmetry is achieved by different means: in saw whets, the skull is asymmetrical; in the long-eared owl, the skin structures lying near the ear form asymmetrical entrances to the ear canals, which is achieved by a horizontal membrane. Thus, ear ...
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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 ...
A snowy owl was spotted swooping into Shirley Chisholm State Park. Courtesy of Caren Jahre “It’s one of the most beautiful and distinct owls in the world,” David Barrett , a birder and ...