une chouette
Precision
or 'un hibou'
Chouette and Hibou are two distinct species of Birds of Prey.
They can be distinguished by the presence of a feather on the head. (a Chouette has no feather on its head).
So , the answer Franc91 gave is not "ornithologycly" (I like inventing words) correct.
Actually, French do not make the difference of gender with some animals : owls (and generally birds), Turtles...... Une chouette (feminine word) will be used for the male and the female. However, French also make the mistake (who knows the difference between une chouette and un hibou !?? - I didn't know myself before looking at Wikipedia). So what the ......
the male owl and female owl are both called an owl, but the female owl is sometimes called a hen.
There is no specific term or either a male or female owl.
The scientific name for a male snowy owl is Bubo Scandiacus. These owls are very large and it has yellow eyes.
Female and male owls or simply called an owl their is no special name for them. Their are special names for female/male hawks and falcons though.
the female duck is called 'une cane' in French.
An owl. The only name difference is in spanish, where a male owl is a buho and a girl owl is a lechuza.
The female of the pork (the sow) is called 'la truie' in French.
Athena's owl was female.
the female duck is 'une cane' in French.
a female hamster is 'un hamster femelle' in French.
the ewe is called 'une brebis' in French.
The female of the monkey is called "guenon" in French. The monkey - as a species, or any monkey when its gender is not relevant - is called "singe".