The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides much over Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia.
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Note the orange eyes and vertical stripes on the chest
Eurasian eagle-owl in captivity
The wings have a wide spread
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaura
Eurasian eagle-owl
…eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides much over Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia. It is one of the largest species of owl. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller. This bird has…
Tawny owl (Strix aluco), left, and western barn owl (Tyto alba), right, belonging respectively to the Strigidae and Tytonidae families
Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
A stamp from the Soviet Union, 1979