- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold owl, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the owl
Owls make up the order Strigiformes, more than 200 species of mostly solitary, nocturnal birds of prey. They have an upright stance, a broad head, large forward-facing eyes, sharp talons and feathers adapted for silent flight. A facial disc of feathers funnels sound to asymmetrically placed ears. They are split into two families, the true owls (Strigidae) and the barn and bay owls (Tytonidae), and live on every continent except the polar ice caps, along with some remote islands. Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects and other birds, and a few specialise in fish. The smallest, the elf owl, weighs as little as 31 g.
Owl facts
- Owls can rotate their heads and necks as much as 270 degrees, using 14 neck vertebrae, twice the human count.
- The largest females of the Eurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston's fish owl reach 71 cm and a 190 cm wingspan.
- Female owls are typically larger than males.
- A group of owls is called a parliament.
Where to see owl in the U.S.
3 zoos across 2 states
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Alaska· 2
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
