Organisms

Strigiformes

An order of BIRDS with the common name owls characterized by strongly hooked beaks, sharp talons, large heads, forward facing eyes, and facial disks. While considered nocturnal RAPTORS, some owls do hunt by day.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An order of BIRDS with the common name owls characterized by strongly hooked beaks, sharp talons, large heads, forward facing eyes, and facial disks. While considered nocturnal RAPTORS, some owls do hunt by day.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Owls
  • Owl
  • Barn Owl
  • Barn Owls
  • Great Horned Owls
  • Tyto alba
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Owl, Great Horned
  • Owls, Great Horned

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1999)

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1966-1998)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.815w.550w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Strigiformes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020305. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020305
  2. Strigiformes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl
  3. Strigiformes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25222