Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Lives:: Woodlands and parks across Europe and western Asia
Size:: About 37 to 43 cm long
Eats:: Mice, voles and small birds
Status:: Least Concern (IUCN)

Tawny Owl facts

It hunts at night by sound as much as by sight.
Its eyes cannot move in their sockets, so it turns its head up to about 270 degrees instead.
It sleeps through the day, often tucked against a tree trunk.

Myth: An owl calls "twit-twoo".

Fact: That is two owls: one calls "ke-wick" and another answers "hoo-hoo".

In Word Biome

The Tawny Owl is one of the creatures in the Forest world, where it goes by the Sleepy Owl. Watch for it in costume as the Professor Owl. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.

Costume: Professor Owl

Sources

Checked against: RSPB, IUCN Red List.