Birds of Antigua and Barbuda - Typical Owls

Typical Owls

Order: Strigiformes. Family: Strigidae

Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

  • Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia (Ex)

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