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1 Erin and Sarah's Field Guide To... Kingdom Animalia!!!!! Species of Owls!

2 Table of Contents 1. Title 2. This Page 3. Owl Characteristics 4. Snowy Owl 5. Barn Owl 6. Spotted Owl 7. Elf Owl 8. Owl Photo Album 9. Why We Made This Google Doc 10. Fun Facts 11. Credits Credits A Fun Surprise!

3 Owl Characteristics ~Owls typically have rounded heads. ~Talons ~The Barn Owl is easily identified by it's heartshaped face. (Barn Owl only.) ~The feathers on the owl's wings help the owls fly quietly.

4 Snowy Owl The Scientific Name for the Snowy Owl is Bubo Scandiocus. The Snowy Owl looks like a large owl with a rounded head. They have black spots on their stomach and wings. Unlike most owls Snowys do not have black eyes. FUN FACT: Snowy Owls are the heaviest owls in North America. The Snowy Owl can be found in the Arctic Tundra on rises, in low valley floors, plateaus, and grasslands. This owl can eat snowshoe hares (after they break their neck), fish, lemmings, and voles. COMMON NAME: Snowy Owl KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Aves ORDER: Strigiformes FAMILY: Strigidae GENUS: Bubo SPECIES: Scandiocus

5 Barn Owl The Barn Owl's scientific name is Tyto alba. The Barn Owl has dark eyes, and a distinctly heart-shaped face, an off white beak, with a sprinkle of gray spotting on their head.barn Owls are light gray on their upper body with puffs of reddish brown. They also have puffs of white feathers. All Barn Owls have gray spotting on their wings and head.their feet are a yellowish brown color. Barn Owls nest in broken down buildings,caves, and tree hollows. Female Barn Owls lay 3-6 eggs. A Barn Owl's life span is 1-2 years. :( The Barn Owl can be found on any continent besides Antarctica. COMMON NAME: Barn Owl KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Aves ORDER: Strigiformes FAMILY: Tytonidae GENUS: Tyto SPECIES: Alba

6 KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Aves ORDER: Strigiformes FAMILIES: Strigidae GENUS: Strix SPECIES: Accidentalis Spotted Owl The Spotted Owl's Scientific name is Strix Accidentalis. Their plumage are soft and fluffy. Spotted Owls have dark eyes and dark spots on the wings, back, and head have less spots than the breast and stomach. The Spotted Owl can be found in North America, western portions/areas of California, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia. They can also be found in Southern Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the Rocky Mountain region. Or parts of Mexico. The Spotted Owl lays 2-3 eggs.

7 Elf Owl The Elf Owl's Scientific name is Micrathene Whitneyi. The Elf Owl is small, has a very round head, and no ear tufts. Their feet and talons are small and weak. The Elf Owl can be found in the southwest region of the USA to central Mexico and Baja, California. Elf Owls eat insects. They eat them by tearing them apart on tree branches. They lay 1-5 white eggs in April or May. Elf Owls may be small and scrawny but they really do look vicious don't they? :) KINGDOM: Animalia PHYLUM: Chordata CLASS: Aves ORDER: Strigiformes FAMILIES: Strigidae GENUS: Micrathene SPECIES: Whitneyi

8 OWL PHOTO ALBUM!

9 Why We Made This Google Doc We made this Google Doc because we wanted to inform you of the facts about the owls we chose. Sarah and Erin hope you will now be able to identify the Snowy, Barn, Spotted, and Elf Owls with our helpful facts/ descriptions and assisting pictures!

10 Fun Facts Snowy Owl FF: a Snowy Owl named Gizmo played the role of Hedwig, Harry Potter's owl in the HP films. Spotted Owl FF: Spotted Owls are endangered. :( Barn Owl FF: the eldest Barn Owl was 15 years and 5 months old. Elf Owl FF: Elf Owls are in danger of losing their habitats. A group of owls is called a parliament. The "ear tufts" of an owl aren't really ears, but something that help owls camouflage. Owls are nocturnal. there are 216 known species of owls in the world today, 18 of these belong to the barn owl family, (Tytonidae) while 198 belong to the typical owl family (Strigidae).

11 Credits 1 (Photo Album) Spotted Owl Pictures from: Elf Owl Pictures from: flickr.com Snowy Owl Pictures from: en.wikipedia.org Barn Owl Pictures from:

12 Credits 2 MOST HELPFUL SITE BY FAR, 1ST PLACE! Fun Facts Owl Facts library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00180/elfowl.htm Owl Characteristics animals.about.com/od/owls/owls.htm Owl Hierarchy

13 TO CONCLUDE OUR FIELD GUIDE OF AWESOMENESS! An owl video!!! =vd000385&st=owls

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