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Strigiae Tytonidae Ogygoptyngidae (fossil) Palaeoglaucidae (fossil) Protostrigidae (fossil) Sophiornithidae (fossil)

Trivia about owl

  • Scots call this bird a hoolet; we hope you give a hoot
  • Seen here, the great horned type of this bird is found from Alaska to South America
  • While the great horned type of this bird goes hoo-hoo, the barn type goes kksssch!
  • The screech type of this creature may make its nest in a Saguaro cactus
  • As their official birds, Alberta chose the great horned; Manitoba, the great grey; & Quebec the snowy one of these
  • Nebulae named for birds include this one in Ursa Major, sadly not found near the Pussycat Nebula
  • A symbol of wisdom, this bird was associated with the goddess Athena
  • The barn species of this bird is sometimes called monkey-faced due to its simian features
  • While smaller types of this bird settle for beetles & snails, the Great Horned type goes after other owls & rabbits
  • The screech type of this bird is the only common small species with ear tufts
  • Native Americans called it "Night Eagle" & often dreamed about it
  • The barn variety of this bird doesn't give a hoot, but rather a raspy, hissing screech
  • Ah Puch gave a hoot for the dying, sending this bird to announce their impending deaths
  • In the barn & other species of this bird, one ear is higher so the time lag in hearing helps locate the source
  • In a poem by Edward Lear, the pussy-cat proposes to this bird
  • The northern spotted variety of this wise old bird has been on the threatened list since 1990
  • The Chippewa name for this bird is kookookoo-ooh
  • The Athene genus of this bird contains 4 species
  • The short-eared type of this bird hunts by day, but many others are strictly the "night" type
  • From the team's avian nickname, Bill Mlkvy was this "without a vowel" when he played basketball for Temple
  • After the early 1900s, the laughing this laughed last, as nesting on the ground was a bad idea; who? who? the laughing this
  • The tawny species of this bird can see prey by the light of one candle 500 yards away
  • It's great, it's gray & it's the type of bird that Manitobans selected as their official bird
  • The flexible neck of this bird of prey allows it to rotate its head an amazing 270 degrees

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