Archive for the ‘Owls’ Category

• Maghreb owl

  Sep 24 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1275 Views | with Comments Off on Maghreb owl

  Maghreb owl – Strix mauritanica – is a medium sized African owl of Type – nocturnal-raptor, Family Strigidae and Order Strigiformes. It was until recently considered to be a subspecies of the Tawny owl and is...

• Tengmalm’s owl

  Sep 17 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1155 Views | with Comments Off on Tengmalm’s owl

  Tengmalm’s owl – Aegolius funereus – also on this site called – Boreal owl &#...

• Boreal owl

  Sep 17 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1198 Views | with Comments Off on Boreal owl

  Boreal owl – Aegolius funereus – or Tengmalm’s owl – is a small resident Holarctic true-owl of Type – nocturnal-raptor, Family Strigidae and Order Strigiformes. It has a worldwide distribution and is...

• Desert owl

  Mar 10 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1273 Views | with Comments Off on Desert owl

  Desert owl – Strix hadorami – is a medium sized resident Arabian earless owl of Type – nocturnal raptor, Family Strigidae and Order Strigiformes. In the AWB Region it is found as Resident in S Levant, Sinai,...

• Tawny owl

  Sep 23 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1686 Views | with Comments Off on Tawny owl

  Tawny Owl – Strix aluco – is a medium sized owl species of Type – nocturnal-raptor, in the Family Strigidae, and Order Strigiformes. It is resident across W Eurasia, the Middle East and NW Africa. In the AWB...

• Marsh owl

  Sep 23 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1768 Views | with Comments Off on Marsh owl

  Marsh owl – Asio capensis – is a mid-sized owl species of Type – nocturnal-raptor, Family Strigidae and Order Strigiformes. It is resident in s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is discontinuous across the Sahel...

• Little owl

  Jul 12 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1738 Views | with Comments Off on Little owl

  The Little owl – Athene noctua is a small species of the Type – nocturnal-raptor owl Family Strigidae and the Order Strigiformes. It is found as a resident across the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Middle...

• Long-eared owl

  Jul 11 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1894 Views | with Comments Off on Long-eared owl

  The Long-eared owl – Asio otus is a medium sized species of Type – nocturnal raptor owl Family Strigidae and the Order Strigiformes. It is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere of both the Old and New Worlds....

• Short-eared owl

  Jul 11 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1806 Views | with Comments Off on Short-eared owl

  The Short-eared owl – Asio flammeus is a medium sized species of Type – nocturnal-raptor, Owl Family Strigidae and the Order Strigiformes. It has a world-wide distribution except for Indonesia, Australasia and...

• Omani Owl

  Jul 9 | Owls, Owls+ | Little Stint | 1791 Views | with No Comments

  The Omani owl – Strix butleri is a medium sized owl of Type – nocturnal-raptor Family Strigidae and the Order Strigiformes. It is resident in the Hajar Mountains Region of NE Oman. In the AWB Region as noted...