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It is distinguished from the smaller barn owl family, Tytonidae, primarily by the shape of the facial disc, which is rounder rather than heart-shaped, along with differences in the skull, breastbone, and middle toe claw.",[15,23,24],{},"Members of this family share the traits most people associate with owls generally: large, forward-facing eyes that provide excellent binocular vision and depth perception in low light, an extremely flexible neck capable of rotating roughly 270 degrees to compensate for eyes that barely move within their sockets, and specially structured flight feathers with soft, comb-like leading edges that break up turbulent airflow and allow near-silent flight — a crucial advantage for a predator that relies on stealth and hearing as much as sight.",[10,26,28],{"id":27},"distinctive-traits-across-the-family","Distinctive traits across the family",[15,30,31,32,36,37,40,41,44],{},"Size within Strigidae varies more dramatically than in almost any other bird family, from species weighing barely 100 grams to the Eurasian eagle-owl at over 4 kilograms — a more than fortyfold range in body mass among close relatives. Ear tufts, another visible variation within the family, are not true ears at all but tufts of feathers used for camouflage and signaling; some genera, like ",[33,34,35],"em",{},"Strix"," (the tawny owl's genus), lack them entirely, while others, like ",[33,38,39],{},"Asio"," (the long-eared owl's genus) and ",[33,42,43],{},"Bubo"," (the eagle-owl's genus), display them prominently.",[15,46,47],{},"Hunting strategy also varies with size and habitat: smaller species tend to specialize more narrowly on insects and small rodents, while the largest, like the eagle-owl, are capable of taking prey as large as other birds of prey. What unites the family despite this range is the underlying toolkit — acute night vision, precise directional hearing from asymmetrically placed ear openings hidden beneath the facial disc, and silent flight.",[10,49,51],{"id":50},"species-in-this-family","Species in this family",[15,53,54,55,60,61,64,65,60,69,72,73,60,77,80],{},"This atlas currently covers three members of Strigidae: the ",[56,57,59],"a",{"href":58},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fseraya-neyasyt","tawny owl"," (",[33,62,63],{},"Strix aluco","), the most familiar owl across much of Europe and western Russia; the ",[56,66,68],{"href":67},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fushastaya-sova","long-eared owl",[33,70,71],{},"Asio otus","), a slender conifer specialist known for its winter roosting groups; and the ",[56,74,76],{"href":75},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Ffilin","Eurasian eagle-owl",[33,78,79],{},"Bubo bubo","), one of the largest owls in the world and a formidable apex predator. Further Strigidae species native to the atlas's covered regions will be added to the catalogue over time.",[10,82,84],{"id":83},"where-and-when-to-watch-this-family","Where and when to watch this family",[15,86,87],{},"Because nearly all Strigidae species are nocturnal or crepuscular, encountering one usually means listening rather than watching: hooting and calling activity peaks around dusk and again before dawn, and is most vocal in late winter and early spring as pairs establish or reaffirm territories ahead of the breeding season. Daytime sightings typically come from disturbing a roosting bird by chance or, in winter, locating a communal roost site — most reliably for species like the long-eared owl that gather socially outside the breeding season.",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":91},"",2,[92,93,94,95],{"id":12,"depth":90,"text":13},{"id":27,"depth":90,"text":28},{"id":50,"depth":90,"text":51},{"id":83,"depth":90,"text":84},"\u002Fimages\u002Fsemeystva\u002Fsovinye.png","The largest owl family, spanning the familiar tawny owl, tufted long-eared owl, and the giant Eurasian eagle-owl, united by forward-facing eyes, silent flight, and mostly nocturnal habits.","md",[100,103,106],{"q":101,"a":102},"What separates Strigidae from other owl families?","Strigidae, sometimes called 'typical owls,' is by far the largest owl family, distinguished from the smaller barn owl family (Tytonidae) mainly by facial disc shape — a rounder, less heart-shaped disc — and skeletal differences in the skull and breastbone. Nearly every owl familiar from European woodland and farmland, from the tiny little owl to the massive eagle-owl, belongs to this family.",{"q":104,"a":105},"Why do all owls in this family look like they're staring straight at you?","Unlike most birds, owls have both eyes positioned on the front of the face rather than the sides, giving them binocular vision similar to humans and excellent depth perception for judging distance to prey in low light. Because their eyes are essentially fixed in their sockets, owls compensate with an extremely flexible neck that can rotate roughly 270 degrees, letting them look around without moving their body.",{"q":107,"a":108},"Are all members of this family strictly nocturnal?","Most are primarily nocturnal or active at dusk and dawn, but there is some variation — a few species hunt during daylight hours more readily than others, particularly in northern regions with long summer daylight. 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