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2. Northern saw-whet owl - Wikipedia

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   The northern saw-whet owl has vertically asymmetrical ears and different shapes of the ear openings. Because the sound reaches the ears at a different time and is of different intensity, the northern saw-whet owl can very precisely localize its prey. Such accurate sound localization allows it to hunt in complete darkness by hearing alone.

3. Smith: Saw-whets, Wisconsin's smallest owl, are also little ...

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   The northern saw-whet owl is the smallest owl species found in Wisconsin. Due to its reclusive, nocturnal habits, it's little known and rarely seen. Smith: Saw-whets, Wisconsin's smallest owl, are ...

4. Sound localization in owls - Wikipedia

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   These species include barn owls (Tyto alba), northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus), and long-eared owls (Asio otus). The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most commonly studied for sound localization because they use similar methods to humans for interpreting interaural time differences in the horizontal plane. [4]

5. List of owl species - Wikipedia

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   Northern saw-whet owl: Aegolius acadicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 65 Bermuda saw-whet owl (X) Aegolius gradyi Olson, 2012: 66 Unspotted saw-whet owl: Aegolius ridgwayi (Alfaro, 1905) 67 Buff-fronted owl: Aegolius harrisii (Cassin, 1849) 68 Forest owlet: Athene blewitti (Hume, 1873) 69 White-browed owl: Athene superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817) 70 ...

6. Nature: Investigating the northern saw-whet owl in Ohio - AOL

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   One of Ohio's most charismatic little hooters is the northern saw-whet owl. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

7. Eastern screech owl - Wikipedia

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   One exception is the even smaller northern saw-whet owl, on which eastern screech owls have been known to prey. [4] In rural Michigan , 9 different species of owls and diurnal raptors including the screech owl fed primarily on the same four species of small rodents from the Peromyscus and Microtus genera. [ 30 ]

8. Owl - Wikipedia

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   Left column from top, Strigidae: Tawny owl (Strix aluco), Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Little owl (Athene noctua), Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus).Right column from top, Tytonidae: Barn owl (Tyto alba), Lesser sooty owl (Tyto multipunctata), Tasmanian masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae castanops), Sri Lanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis).

9. Barred owl - Wikipedia

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   S. v. helveola. S. v. varia. Synonyms. Syrnium varium. The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's ...