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Asio (593 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(31–41 in) wingspans. They are long-winged and have the characteristic facial disc. The two northern species are partially migratory, moving south in winter

Biak scops owl (159 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

brown and dark rufous forms with long ear-tufts and a pale whitish-brown facial disc. They are very small creatures, but have hoarse, corvid-like voices.

Collared scops owl (382 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

buff spotting. The underparts are buff with fine darker streaking. The facial disc is whitish or buff, and the eyes are orange or brown. There is a buff

Brown wood owl (573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on the shoulders. The underparts are buff with brown streaking. The facial disc is brown or rufous, edged with white and without concentric barring,

Tasmanian masked owl (1,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

castanops, meaning "chestnut-faced", comes from the colouring of the facial disc. It was first described by John Gould (as Strix castanops), who wrote

Lesser horned owl (442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bars and the breast has dark blotches. There is a black border to the facial disc and white stripes above the yellow eyes. The great horned owl is similar

Serendib scops owl (771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

oriental scops owl (Otus sunia), it does not have ear-tufts and its facial disc is only weakly defined. The general colour of this 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long

West Solomons owl (460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with brown, and its creamy belly is unmarked. It has a grayish-brown facial disc, edged by narrow white eyebrows and a band of white across the throat

Tawny fish owl (2,107 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lack of a deep facial disc in fish owls is another indication of the unimportance of sound relative to vision in these owls, as facial disc depth (as well

Indian scops owl (321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

buff spotting. The underparts are buff with fine darker streaking. The facial disc is whitish or buff, and the eyes are orange or brown. There is a buff

Shelley's eagle-owl (1,553 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

darker morphs are known. The light morphs have an off-white to pale tawny facial disc, with a prominent rim marked with a blackish-brown border. In the light

Buffy fish owl (2,017 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lack of a deep facial disc in fish owls is another indication of the unimportance of sound relative to vision in these owls, as facial disc depth (as well

Red-chested owlet (428 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

known. The red-chested owlet is a very small owl, which has a light grey facial disc with whitish markings and short white eyebrows. The head and neck are

Marsh owl (789 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Medium-sized, dark brown with a pumpkin-shaped head with small 'ear' tufts. The facial disc is pale buff, with a distinct dark brown rim with buff speckles. There

Spotted wood owl (460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

36 cm (12 to 14 in). The head is chocolate brown with an orangish-buff facial disc and, in the nominate subspecies, a yellowish throat band, but there are

Least boobook (419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with fine dark barring and distinctive white eyebrows but an indistinct facial disc. The beak is large and yellow, the eyes are yellow and there are no eartufts

Chestnut-backed owlet (474 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

darker barring. The underparts are white with blackish shaft-streaks. The facial disc is mainly brown and the eyes are yellow. There is a white neckband. Sexes

Mottled owl (948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crown, nape and back are mottled in several shades of darkish brown, the facial disc is pale brown and the throat, breast and belly are off-white with distinctive

Tamaulipas pygmy owl (511 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

male generally being lighter than the female. The male has a brownish facial disc flecked with white and short white eyebrows. The upper parts are olive-brown

Northern harrier (1,917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hearing for diurnal raptors, this being the function of their owl-like facial disc. This harrier tends to be a very vocal bird while it glides over its

Brown fish owl (3,641 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

lack of a deep facial disc in fish owls is another indication of the unimportance of sound relative to vision in these owls, as facial disc depth (as well

Vermiculated fishing owl (597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

large, earless owl with a total length of 46 to 51 cm (18 to 20 in). The facial disc is a pale reddish-brown with an inconspicuous darker brown rim. The eyes

Ural owl (22,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Strix species, it has a broad, rounded head with a correspondingly round facial disc, barring a tiny V-shaped indentation. The Ural owl has, for an owl, an

Andaman masked owl (524 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

buffish-orange, and a more yellowish torso than the common barn owl. The facial disc is pale, reddish-buff with a distinctive orange-brown margin. The eyes

Seychelles scops owl (360 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rufous brown and exhibits black shaft streaks. The underparts and the facial disc are rufous. The long grey legs are unfeathered. The eyes are large and

Madagascar owl (584 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

buff, with darker brown feathers around the eyes, on the edge of the facial disc, and on the ear tufts. The underparts are light brown with darker brown

Socotra scops owl (503 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

underparts with darker shaft streaks and fine, dark barring. The plain facial disc has vague margins and the shoulder stripe is not as conspicuous as in

Hen harrier (2,452 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hearing for diurnal raptors, this being the function of their owl-like facial disc. This harrier tends to be a very vocal bird while it glides over its

Fraser's eagle-owl (992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

small species of eagle-owl that has rather "fluffy" ear-tufts and a facial disc with a distinct dark rim. The upperparts are rufous and buffy brown,

Javan scops owl (1,005 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

accommodate its lengthy gliding distance. O. angelinae has a light rusty-brown facial disc and prominent white brows that extend into ear-tufts. Their hooked bill

African grass owl (1,491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

grass owl resembles the barn owl and has a heart shaped whitish-cream facial disc, with a narrow yellowish-buff rim which is densely spotted dark. The

Long-eared owl (26,315 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

obtain the largest sizes within the species. In this subspecies, the facial disc tends to be pale ochraceous tawny, rimmed black with relatively short

White-browed owl (554 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

white spotting on the crown, mantle and wing coverts and a grey-brown facial disc with bold white eyebrows and a buff chin. The underparts are buff, broadly

Laughing owl (1,892 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

light-brown bars. The tarsus had yellowish to reddish-buff feathers. The facial disc was white behind and below the eyes, fading to grey with brown stripes

Rufous fishing owl (948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the region. It lacks ear tufts and has an indistinct, pale cinnamon facial disc. The underparts are pale and are finely streaked due to the dark shafts

Cape eagle-owl (1,302 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

overlaid with white, black and tawny-fulvous markings, variously. The facial disc is fulvous-brown, with a distinct black or dark brown frame that becomes

São Tomé scops owl (454 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

small, secretive owl with small ear-tufts. It has a light reddish-brown facial disc with a white chin and white eyebrows. The crown and upper-parts are chestnut

Itombwe owl (846 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Similar to the Oriental bay owl in plumage colour and pattern, its facial disc is heart-shaped like that of the western barn owl, and either resemblance

Giant scops owl (697 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

medium-sized bird with a length of about 30 cm (12 in). It has a reddish-brown facial disc with a narrow black edge, white streaks above the eyes and prominent

Little owl (3,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with a flat-topped head, a plump, compact body and a short tail. The facial disc is flattened above the eyes giving the bird a frowning expression. The

Ferruginous pygmy owl (1,090 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heavily streaked white. There are prominent white supercilia above the facial disc. There are two dark spots on the nape, often termed "false eyes" by birders

Charaxes epijasius (1,554 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

it from related species C. castor. It has a yellow lateral line. The facial disc is green. The head bears 4 long pointed pink-tipped horns. The 5th and

Forest owlet (1,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

edges. A dark carpal patch on the underwing is visible in flight. The facial disc is pale and the eyes are yellow. The forest owlet was recorded in central

Negros scops owl (662 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Philippine scops owl complex. It also has a distinct rufous crown and facial disc and its upper foot is not feathered. Negros scops owls prey at night

Tawny owl (3,907 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(0.849 to 1.764 lb). Its large rounded head lacks ear tufts, and the facial disc surrounding the dark brown eyes is usually rather plain. The nominate

Pel's fishing owl (2,132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

females are generally less rufous in color and have a more indistinct facial disc. Considerable variation exists in coloration and barring in adult birds

Spectacled owl (2,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

than the adult, being completely white apart from a chocolate brown facial disc. The head is typically darker than the back and mantle but the shade

Usambara eagle-owl (530 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

brown blotches on the breast and irregular black bars on the belly. The facial disc is pale tawny with broad black borders at the sides, the long ear tufts

Aegolius (1,954 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

northern forms. The head is large, with yellow eyes and a well-defined facial disc. The flight is strong, agile, and direct. They breed in tree holes, laying

Powerful owl (3,407 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

distinct brow ridges enhance the hawk-like appearance of the species. The facial disc is ill-defined. The upper parts are dark grey-brown, mottled, and barred

Eastern screech owl (5,923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Aegolius acadius) is even smaller, with no ear tufts, a more defined facial disc, and browner overall color. Eastern screech owls exhibit a similar polymorphism

Blakiston's fish owl (5,253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

blakistoni (Seebohm, 1884). Hokkaido, N. Japan and Kuriles. Lores of facial disc tawny-brown with narrow black shaft-stripes; above eyes, around bill

Lesser sooty owl (3,569 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with dark gray plumage and distinctive white speckles. Its heart-shaped facial disc is bicoloured, with a light horn-colored bill. It averages 32–38 cm in

Eastern barn owl (3,487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

position and distance and the bird does not require sight to hunt. The facial disc plays a part in this process, as is shown by the fact that with the ruff

List of birds of Leicestershire and Rutland (3,034 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. There are about 199 species worldwide, with four recorded in Leicestershire

List of birds of Madeira (4,716 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (A) Long-eared owl, Asio otus (A) Eurasian

List of birds of Madeira (4,716 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (A) Long-eared owl, Asio otus (A) Eurasian

List of birds of the Canary Islands (4,988 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Eurasian scops-owl, Otus scops (A) Long-eared owl, Asio otus Short-eared

American barn owl (3,967 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

position and distance and the bird does not require sight to hunt. The facial disc plays a part in this process, as is shown by the fact that with the ruff

List of birds of Wales (3,209 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae A distinctive bird in its own

List of birds of Great Britain (3,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae A small family with a long

List of birds of Austria (3,265 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae Hoopoes have black, white,

List of birds of Metropolitan France (9,735 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus (French: nyctale de Tengmalm) – A Little

Taxonomy of the tawny owl (2,001 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Some brown morph individuals bear indistinct concentric lines on the facial disc and tend to have a disc rim is dark brown. Generally, birds of the nominate

List of birds of the Azores (5,482 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (A) Long-eared owl, Asio otus Short-eared

List of birds of Corsica (7,408 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc. Little owl - Athene noctua - (French: chevêche d'Athéna) occasional