The long-eared owl, also known as the northern long-eared owl or, more informally, as the lesser horned owl or cat owl, is a medium-sized species of owl with an extensive breeding range. The genus nam
Long eared Owl Kisjuszallas Hungary S4E0920
Long-eared owl at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (Wyoming)
Close-up of the head.
A composite of images of long-eared owl for identification from the Crossley ID Guide Britain and Ireland.
Asio is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae. This group has representatives over most of the planet, and the short-eared owl is one of the most widespread of all bird specie
Long-eared owl
…owl was described by Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae under the binomial name Strix otus. It is now assigned to the genus Asio that was introduced by Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. There are eight known species worldwide in the genus Asio, also referred to as eared owls…