I'm not an expert on owls - but we have a collared scops (Otus bakkamoena, as best I know) that lives in our backyard in the city. He (I suspect its a he, because its been with us consistently for several months now - so doesn't seem to want to go and nest anywhere of have+look after babies). He perches himself all day on the branches of a conifer we have growing or on a papaya tree and is quite comfortable there, bothering to open his eyes slightly only when we are scruffing around noisily nearby.
Yes some species of raptor live in the desert. A few examples of such species that may live in a desert are the Harris hawk, Redtail hawk, Elf owl, and Burrowing owl.
Ruru (morepork) is an owl that is native to New Zealand.
There are 9 owls on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources list of Indiana Owls: Barn Owl Eastern Screech Owl Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Burrowing Owl Barred Owl Long Eared Owl Short Eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl
Yes, it becomes the Spring Owl, Summer Owl, Autumn Owl then the Snowy Owl at the end of the year.
Big mama was the owl in the movie
Collared Scops Owl was created in 1836.
There are many: Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, Rock Eagle-owl, Brown Fish-owl, Dusky Eagle-owl, Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, brown hawk-owl, Brown Wood-owl, Buffy Fish-owl, Tawny Fish-owl, Indian Eagle-Owl, Andaman Hawk-owl, Spotted Owlet, Forest Owlet, brown fish owl, brown wood owl, Oriental Bay Owl, Collared Scops Owl, brown hawk-owl, Indian Scops Owl, eastern grass owl, Dusky Eagle-Owl, Collared Owlet, tawny fish owl, Jungle Owlet, Mottled Wood Owl, Asian Barred Owlet, Andaman Hawk-Owl, Andaman Scops Owl, Mountain Scops Owl, Nicobar Scops Owl, Eastern Grass-owl and Nicobar Scops-owl.
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Sangihe Scops Owl was created in 1998.
Indian Scops Owl was created in 1769.
Giant Scops Owl was created in 1879.
Karthala Scops Owl was created in 1960.
Serendib Scops Owl was created in 2004.
Sokoke Scops Owl was created in 1966.
Eurasian Scops Owl was created in 1758.
Flores Scops Owl was created in 1897.
Madeiran Scops Owl was created in 2012.