Long-eared owl

Common name: Long-eared owl

Scientific name: Asio otus

Class: Aves

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

Nutrition: Little mammals like mouses, rabbits, squirrels, bats, rats, birds, insects.

Features: Its dimensions vary from 35 cm to 40 cm of length, with a wingspan of 90-100 cm. During the day it sleeps in the hollows of trees or in old ruins, perfectly camouflaged by the plumage. 

Curiosity: The long-eared owl can’t move the eyes, but it can rotate its head as much as 270°.