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Great Grey Owl

Animals; Birds

The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl, Strix nebulosa, is a very large owl, distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

Hume's Owl

Animals; Birds

The Hume's Owl or Hume's Tawny Owl (Strix butleri) is a species of owl. As its alternative name implies, it is closely related to the more widespread Tawny Owl. Hume's Owl breeds in Syria, Israel, ...

Barred Owl

Animals; Birds

The Barred Owl (Strix varia) is a large typical owl. Breeding habitats are dense woods across Canada, the eastern United States, and south to Mexico.

Tawny Owl

Animals; Birds

The Tawny Owl or Brown Owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia.

Spotted Eagle Owl

Animals; Birds

The Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the Eagle owls.

Sykes's Nightjar

Animals; Birds

Sykes's Nightjar or the Sindh Nightjar (Caprimulgus mahrattensis) is a nightjar species found in South Asia.

Indian Nightjar

Animals; Birds

The Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) is a small nightjar which is a resident breeder in open lands across South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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