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  2. Barn owl - Wikipedia

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    The barn owl (particularly Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed group of owls in the world. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. The term may be used to describe: Barn-owl, the family of Tytonidae. Tyto, a genus of birds in Tytonidae

  3. Barn-owl - Wikipedia

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    The Barn owls (family Tytonidae) are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. They also differ from the Strigidae in structural details relating in particular ...

  4. List of Guardians of Ga'Hoole characters - Wikipedia

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    Martin: a male northern saw-whet owl. He is a member of the Chaw of Chaws; a Guardian at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree and a member of the colliering and weather interpretation chaw. Ruby: a female short-eared owl. She is in the colliering and weather interpretation chaw. Coryn/Nyroc: a male barn owl.

  5. Western barn owl - Wikipedia

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    Barn owl in flight. The barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. There is considerable size variation across the subspecies, with a typical specimen measuring about 33 to 39 cm (13 to 15 in) in overall length, with a wingspan of some 80 to 95 cm (31 to 37 in).

  6. American barn owl - Wikipedia

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    The American barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. However, the largest-bodied race of barn owl, T. f. furcata from Cuba and Jamaica, is also an island race, albeit being found on more sizeable islands with larger prey and few larger owls competing for dietary resources. [3]

  7. Eastern barn owl - Wikipedia

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    An eastern barn owl takes flight. The eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the western barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the barn owl. The cosmopolitan barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities.

  8. List of owl species - Wikipedia

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    Red owl: Tyto soumagnei (Grandidier, A, 1878) 10 Western barn owl: Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) 11 American barn owl: Tyto furcata (Temminck, 1827) 12 Eastern barn owl: Tyto javanica (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 13 Andaman masked owl: Tyto deroepstorffi (Hume, 1875) 14 Ashy-faced owl: Tyto glaucops (Kaup, 1852) 15 African grass owl: Tyto capensis (Smith, A ...

  9. Great horned owl - Wikipedia

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    Great horned owl. The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") [3] or the hoot owl, [4] is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true ...