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  2. Tytonidae - Wikipedia

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    Further adaptations in the wing feathers eliminate sound caused by flying, aiding both the hearing of the owl listening for hidden prey and keeping the prey unaware of the owl. Barn owls overall are darker on the back than the front, usually an orange-brown colour, the front being a paler version of the back or mottled, although considerable ...

  3. Sound localization in owls - Wikipedia

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    Eurasian eagle-owl in Poland. Most owls are nocturnal or crepuscular birds of prey. Because they hunt at night, they must rely on non-visual senses. Experiments by Roger Payne [1] have shown that owls are sensitive to the sounds made by their prey, not the heat or the smell. In fact, the sound cues are both necessary and sufficient for ...

  4. List of birds of Everglades National Park - Wikipedia

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    Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio; Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia; Barred owl, Strix varia

  5. Sound localization - Wikipedia

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    Most owls are nocturnal or crepuscular birds of prey. Because they hunt at night, they must rely on non-visual senses. Experiments by Roger Payne [32] have shown that owls are sensitive to the sounds made by their prey, not the heat or the smell. In fact, the sound cues are both necessary and sufficient for localization of mice from a distant ...

  6. List of nocturnal birds - Wikipedia

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    Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus [1] Barred owl, Strix varia [1] Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis [1] Eastern screech-owl, Megascops asio [1] Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii [1] Whiskered screech-owl, Megascops trichopsis [1] Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus [1] Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi [1] Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa [1]

  7. Mourning dove - Wikipedia

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    The logic behind the story is a play on words—the sound many Native Americans attributed to the bird was "howe howe," and this is also the sound the Iroquoian peoples used to chant over the dead at funerary events. [original research?] The eastern mourning dove (Z. m. carolinensis) is Wisconsin's official symbol of peace. [48]

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  9. Southern white-faced owl - Wikipedia

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    The northern white-faced owl is usually paler and browner with reduced streaking below. Their call is a series of fast, bubbling hoots, uttered at night and frequently repeated. These fast, staccato notes followed by a longer and higher-pitched ‘hoot’ are extensively used during breeding season and pairs of owls often sing together. [3]