Long-eared owl
Asio otus
Family Strigidae. Order Strigiformes.
Photo: de:User:Sascha Rösner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
The long-eared owl (Asio otus), also known as the northern long-eared owl or, more informally, as the lesser horned owl or cat owl, is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range.
Traits
- Residency
- nomadic
- Diet
- mice and voles
- Game species
- no — bird of prey
♪ Bird call
Recording: Alexander Kurthy
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Photographs
John Gould / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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