species of bird (horned owl )

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• horned owl — n. any of several owls having two projecting tufts of feathers on the head * * * Any owl of the genus Bubo (family Strigidae), with hornlike tufts of feathers, especially the great horned owl. Other horned owls, all birds of prey, are found in… …   Universalium

• Great Horned Owl — NOTOC Taxobox name = Great Horned Owl status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = image width = 250px image caption = Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus pacificus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia …   Wikipedia

• Magellanic Horned Owl — Taxobox name = Magellanic Horned Owl status = NR regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Bubo species = B. magellanicus binomial = Bubo magellanicus binomial authority = (Lesson, 1828)… …   Wikipedia

• Lesser Horned Owl — Male (left) and female (right) Conservation status NR Scientifi …   Wikipedia

• OWL — OWL, bird belonging to the family Strigidae. Because of the strange appearance of species of the owl, some of their conspecies were called kippuf, that is, resembling a kof ( ape ). It was also said that their eyes are directed forward like those …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Owl — (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Owl monkey — Owl Owl (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Owl moth — Owl Owl (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Owl parrot — Owl Owl (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Owl train — Owl Owl (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• owl — owllike, adj. /owl/, n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, having a broad head with large, forward directed eyes that are usually surrounded by disks of modified feathers: many populations are… …   Universalium