Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia) and Surnia
Example sentencesExamples
Some of the most common birds of prey here, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and osprey, are fish-eaters, though the hawk owl is not.
The northern hawk owl, a rare sight in the wild, pinned its yellow eyes on me and let out a sibilant screech that nearly made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
Some of the rare birds that were sighted in the premises included a pair of brown hawk owls, which was photographed by the team.
It seems odd that the hawk owl should emerge as a vole specialist at all, given the owl's strong physical resemblance to birds that prey on other birds.
When thousands of great gray, boreal and northern hawk owls flocked to northern Minnesota looking for food, they became targets.
Definition of hawk owl in US English:
hawk owl
noun
A hawklike owl with a small head and long tail, and typically an obscure facial disk.
猛鸮；鹰鸮
Family Strigidae: three genera, including Ninox (several species in Asia and Australasia) and Surnia, in particular the diurnal S. ulula of northern coniferous forests
Example sentencesExamples
When thousands of great gray, boreal and northern hawk owls flocked to northern Minnesota looking for food, they became targets.
Some of the rare birds that were sighted in the premises included a pair of brown hawk owls, which was photographed by the team.
It seems odd that the hawk owl should emerge as a vole specialist at all, given the owl's strong physical resemblance to birds that prey on other birds.
The northern hawk owl, a rare sight in the wild, pinned its yellow eyes on me and let out a sibilant screech that nearly made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
Some of the most common birds of prey here, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and osprey, are fish-eaters, though the hawk owl is not.