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The Stygian owl is 38 to 46 cm (15 to 18 in) long and weighs about 400 to 675 g (14 to 24 oz). The sexes have similar very dark plumage. (The adjective "Stygian" means "of, or relating to, the River Styx", but is more widely applied to anything that is dark or dismal.) The face is blackish with a pale border and a whitish forehead, and the head ...
Medium-sized, dark brown with a pumpkin-shaped head with small 'ear' tufts. [3] The facial disc is pale buff, with a distinct dark brown rim with buff speckles. There is a dark brown area around the eyes, which are also dark brown. [4] Its ear-tufts are earth-brown and quite small, often not visible, and set near the centre of the forehead. [4]
Although bay owls are typically smaller at 22–29 cm (8.7–11.4 in) long, they bear some resemblance to the barn owls. [1] Other characteristics of the bay owl are groupings of feathers that resemble ears, and a divided face disk. [1] Bay owls have also been described as having U-or V-shaped faces.
The largest owls are two similarly sized eagle owls; the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) and Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni). The largest females of these species are 71 cm (28 in) long, have a 190 cm (75 in) wing span, and weigh 4.2 kg ( 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 lb).
The little owl was formally described in 1769 by the Italian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli under the binomial name Strix noctua. [3] The little owl is now placed in the genus Athene that was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822. [4] [5] The owl was designated as the type species of the genus by George Robert Gray in 1841.
Our NOLA Pet Doc, Dr. Gregory Rich has to do some coaxing to get the owl to go where it belongs. The Wildlife Hospital of Baton Rouge, part of the LSU Watch this baby great horned owl return to ...
The northern saw-whet owl has a round, light, white face with brown and cream streaks; they also have a dark beak and yellow eyes. The underparts are pale with dark shaded areas; the upper parts are brown or reddish with white spots. Juveniles have a dark brown head and wings, and a tawny rust-colored breast and belly.