These medium-sized owls have long, rounded wings and short tails, which combine with a buoyant, loping flight to give them a distinctive flight style. The legs are long and the head is smoothly ...

The tawny desert owl (Strix hadorami), once mistaken for another species of owl, lives in Middle Eastern countries, such as Israel, Egypt and Jordan. Photographic ...

Once mistaken for another species of owl, the golden-eyed "desert tawny owl" is now finally getting its due. In a new report, researchers examined the plumage and body shape of owl specimens from ...