Description
The owl is the group members of Strigiformes Ordo. This bird belongs to wild bird(carnivore, meat eater) and it is an animal night (nocturnality). Entirely, there are around 222 species that has been known, which spreads around the world but Antarctica, the majority of Greenland, and some of the isolated island.
The owl is well known for his parallel eyes, not as generally as another bird species. A crooked-sharp beak as the eagles, and brush around its head, the outward appearance formed a circle face "face" the owl is so impressive and sometimes silhouette. Moreover, its nect so flexible so that his face to rotate 180 degrees.
Morphology and Behavior
Generally the owl hairy dotted, brown or gray spotted with black and white. Combined with its behavior that are often becoming statue-like, not moving at all, made this bird was easily visible, however, it is in the middle of the day when it is sleeping under the leaves.
Tail the owl are generally short, but its wings big and wide. The wings reached around three times longer his body.
Its eyes can measure the exact distance; a powerful of striking beak, feet that are deft and able to firmly ensconced strongly; and the ability to fly quietly, as basic capital ability to hunt in darkness. Some types can even estimated that the distance and the position prey in the darkness, total sense of hearing only based on assisted by "plumes her face to direct votes.
Varian
The Ordo Strigiformes consists of two tribes (family), they are Tytonidae and Strigidae. Many of this species are endemic of Indonesia. Most of them are in Ordo Tyto, Otus, dan Ninox.
For instance :
Strigidae
Tail the owl are generally short, but its wings big and wide. The wings reached around three times longer his body.
Its eyes can measure the exact distance; a powerful of striking beak, feet that are deft and able to firmly ensconced strongly; and the ability to fly quietly, as basic capital ability to hunt in darkness. Some types can even estimated that the distance and the position prey in the darkness, total sense of hearing only based on assisted by "plumes her face to direct votes.
Varian
The Ordo Strigiformes consists of two tribes (family), they are Tytonidae and Strigidae. Many of this species are endemic of Indonesia. Most of them are in Ordo Tyto, Otus, dan Ninox.
For instance :
- Burung hantu Pere David
- Burung hantu elang Andaman
- Burung hantu kelabu besar
Tytonidae
- Serak Jawa (Tyto alba)
- Serak bukit (Phodilus badius)
- Celepuk reban (Otus lempiji)
- Beluk jampuk (Bubo sumatranus)
- Beluk ketupa (Ketupa ketupu)
- Punggok coklat (Ninox scutulata)
- Kokok beluk (Strix leptogrammica)
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