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  2. Garden owl - Wikipedia

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    Hunting decoys are the early predecessors of garden owls. Both Native Americans and Europeans used bird decoys in strategic hunting practices. [15] [16] European records show efforts to reducing bird damage to crops though usage of decoys dating back to the 1400s. Books on pest control that mention using decoys were written in the 1600s. [17]

  3. Tytonidae - Wikipedia

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    The supposed "giant barn owl" Basityto from the Early Eocene of Grafenmühle (Germany) was actually a crowned crane (Balearica); [16] the presumed "Easter Island barn owl", based on subfossil bones found on Rapa Nui, has turned out to be a procellarid; [17] and the specimen originally described as the fossilized Pliocene Lechusa stirtoni was ...

  4. Tawny frogmouth - Wikipedia

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    The tawny frogmouth was first described in 1801 by the English naturalist John Latham. [4] Its specific epithet is derived from Latin strix 'owl' and oides 'form'. Tawny frogmouths belong to the frogmouth genus Podargus, which includes the two other species of frogmouths found within Australia, the marbled frogmouth and the Papuan frogmouth. [5]

  5. Little owl - Wikipedia

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    The little owl is partly diurnal and often perches boldly and prominently during the day. [14] If living in an area with a large amount of human activity, little owls may grow used to humans and will remain on their perch, often in full view, while people are around. The little owl has a life expectancy of about 16 years. [12]

  6. Eurasian eagle-owl - Wikipedia

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    The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia. [4] It is one of the largest species of owl. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller ...

  7. Dietary biology of the tawny owl - Wikipedia

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    [7] [151] [152] A third and much larger still Strix species, the great grey owl, differs considerably in almost all respects of its life history from tawny owls. The great grey is adapted to taiga and other conifer based forests, both open and enclosed, and relies almost exclusively on voles for food.

  8. Dietary biology of the Eurasian eagle-owl - Wikipedia

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    All species of owl in the European and northern Asian regions hunt rodents, as does the eagle-owl, and in many the very same microtine rodents such as voles and lemmings will be favored. [ 106 ] [ 128 ] [ 129 ] Even the 58.5 g (2.06 oz) Eurasian pygmy owl ( Glaucidium passerinum ), at a whooping one-fortieth of the weight of an eagle-owl, will ...

  9. Northern saw-whet owl - Wikipedia

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    The northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae. The species is native to North America. Saw-whet owls of the genus Aegolius are some of the smallest owl species in North America. They can be found in dense thickets, often at eye level, although they can also be found some 20 ft (6.1 m) up.

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