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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 ...
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]
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
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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]
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Different species of owls produce different sounds; this distribution of calls aids owls in finding mates or announcing their presence to potential competitors, and also aids ornithologists and birders in locating these birds and distinguishing species. As noted above, their facial discs help owls to funnel the sound of prey to their ears.