bird of night

Synonyms:

bird of Minerva, hooter, owl

Types:

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owlet

young owl

Athene noctua, little owl

small European owl

horned owl

large owls having prominent ear tufts

Strix nebulosa, great gray owl, great grey owl

large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia

Strix aluco, tawny owl

reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes

Strix varia, barred owl

large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown

Otus asio, screech owl

small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle

screech owl

any owl that has a screeching cry

scops owl

any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call

Strix occidentalis, spotted owl

a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest

hoot owl

any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching

Surnia ulula, hawk owl

grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere

Asio otus, long-eared owl

slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts

Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing jackass, laughing owl

almost extinct owl of New Zealand

Tyto alba, barn owl

mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control

Bubo virginianus, great horned owl

brown North American horned owl

Old World scops owl, Otus scops

European scops owl

Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia

Asian scops owl

Type of:

bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird

any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals