Are owl's considered birds?

Question

Just a random though...but I was wondering if owls are birds, or their own category of animal.

Answer 1

Owls are birds.  You can tell by the feathers, wings, and beak ;).

More specifically, they're birds of prey.

Answer 2

yes, they are commonly known as "birds of prey"

Answer 3

yes they are big birds i mean big bird but they only come out at night just like bats  

Answer 4

Owls are birds. They are  not considered  true "avian raptors" or "birds of prey" since they mostly come out at night (although there are a few species of owls that are only diurnal), and also have some much different physical features than other birds of prey. They belong to the order of birds- Strigiformes.

Some of the physical characteristics are:

Flatter Face

Rounder Head

Bigger Eyes

Heads Could Turn Around 360 Degrees

Some Live in Small Colonies

These birds are found on all parts of Earth except Antarctica ( don't mistaken Antartica for the Arctic, because snowy owls live in the Arctic), some parts of Greenland, and some remote islands.

As I mentioned before some owls are activer during the day. One kind is  called the Burrowing Owl.

Here's  a picture of it-http://www.geocities.com/birdsofhispanio...

There are also owls active during the twilight and dusk. One of the species is called the Pygmy Owl.

Here's a picture of it- http://whyfiles.org/shorties/180chickade...

You could see the differences in the head of the North American Bald Eagle (avian raptor) and a Great Horned Owl (Strigiforme).

North American Bald Eagle-http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/st...

Great Horned Owl- http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/40...

Both are very beautiful birds.

JUST REMEMBER THAT OWLS AND AVIAN RAPTORS ARE IN TWO SEPARATE BIRD GROUPS. STRIGIFORMES(OWLS) ARE QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT FROM FALCONIFORMES (TRUE AVIAN RAPTORS). WIKIPEDIA IS A BIT OFF. OWLS AREN"T REALLY CONSIDERED AVIAN RAPTORS. I GOT INFO FROM RESCENT BOOKS I READ FROM.

Answer 5

  Yeah, they are birds.

Answer 6

Certainly they are birds! They are commonly known as birds of prey and or raptors.

Answer 7

yes, usually nocturnal (big eyes).

Answer 8

Yes Owl are birds

Answer 9

Yes they are birds, of the order strigiforms

Answer 10

of course you bird brain lol