Search Results for: Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
. most are solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (for example, the burrowing owl). there are over extant species divided into two families, the typical owls, strigidae, and the barn-owls, tytonidae. they are found in all regions of the earth except antarctica , most of greenland , and some remote
their own shoulders. the smallest owl is the elf owl (micrathene whitneyi) of north america, at as little as grams ( ounces) and centimeters ( inches). some of the pygmy owls of the old world are scarcely larger. adult saw-whet owls (aegolius acadicus) reach only about centimeters ( inches) long with...
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