Summary This episode is all about owls. All the birds in the avian families Tytonidae and Strigidae. Owls are fascinating birds that have captured our imaginations since the dawn of humankind. They have amazing camouflage that allows them to blend in with their surroundings, and they have several other avian superpowers that set them apart from all other birds.
Owls are divided into two families—Tytonidae and Strigidae—and we'll be discussing both of them today.
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Links of Interest Research Citations Photos Barn Owl (Tyto Alba ). Photo by LubosHouska/Wikimedia. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus ). Photo by Mikell Darling/Unsplash. Great Gray Owl (Strik nebulosa ). Photo by Zdeněk Macháček/Unsplash. Great Gray Owl (Strik nebulosa ) cross-section. It's all fluff, man! Photo by Michael BH/Wikimedia. Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi ). Photo by Daniele/Adobe. Blaskiston's Fish-Owl (Ketupa blakistoni ). Photo by Tokumi/Public Domain. Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii ). Photo by Becky Matsubara/Wikimedia. Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi ). Photo by AGAMI (left); Nick Athanas (right)/Adobe; Flickr. Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadius ) "branchers". Photo by Kathy and Sam/Wikimedia. Attributions Elf Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC297509 ) Great Horned Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC520429 ) Long-eared Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC552302 ) Barred Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC715195 ) Tawny Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC835723 ) Pacific Pygmy-Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC297097 ) Burrowing Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC296318 ) Puerto Rican Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC308530 ) Barking Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC521644 ) White-browed Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC418996 ) Mayotte Scops-Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC403512 ) Western Screech-Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC533799 ) Barn Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC707104 ) Luzon Hawk-Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC321050 ) Spotted Owlet sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC787693 ) Australian Boobook sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC414340 ) Long-whiskered Owlet sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC771550 ) Desert Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC444484 ) Northern Pygmy-Owl sounds (Xeno Canto recording XC689364 ) 
