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    Owls are a diverse order of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey with over 200 species worldwide. They have adaptations for silent flight and keen vision and hearing that allow them to hunt small prey including mammals, birds, insects, and sometimes fish. While most owls are nocturnal, some species like the northern hawk-owl hunt during the day. Owls live on every continent except Antarctica and a few remote islands. They are divided into two main families: the true owls and the barn owls.

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    Owls are a diverse order of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey with over 200 species worldwide. They have adaptations for silent flight and keen vision and hearing that allow them to hunt small prey including mammals, birds, insects, and sometimes fish. While most owls are nocturnal, some species like the northern hawk-owl hunt during the day. Owls live on every continent except Antarctica and a few remote islands. They are divided into two main families: the true owls and the barn owls.

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    Owls are a diverse order of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey with over 200 species worldwide. They have adaptations for silent flight and keen vision and hearing that allow them to hunt small prey including mammals, birds, insects, and sometimes fish. While most owls are nocturnal, some species like the northern hawk-owl hunt during the day. Owls live on every continent except Antarctica and a few remote islands. They are divided into two main families: the true owls and the barn owls.

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    Owl

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    For other uses, see Owl (disambiguation).
    Owl
    Temporal range: Late Paleocene
    to recent

    Little owl (Athene noctua)


    Otus jolandae call

    Scientific classification
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum:
    Chordata
    Class:
    Aves
    Clade:
    Afroaves
    Strigiformes
    Order:
    Wagler, 1830

    Families
    Strigidae
    Tytonidae
    Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
    Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
    Protostrigidae (fossil)
    Sophiornithidae (fossil)

    Range of the owl, all species.

    Synonyms
    Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist
    Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes about 200 species of mostly solitary
    and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision,
    binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. Exceptions include the
    diurnal northern hawk-owl and the gregarious burrowing owl.
    Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in
    hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica and some remote
    islands.

    Owls are divided into two families: the true owls or typical owls, the Strigidae; and the barnowls, the Tytonidae.

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