Owls
Dublin Core
Title
Owls
Description
Owls are nocturnal birds and formidable silent hunters. There are some 200 species around the world. They are carnivorous, eating small birds, rodents, insects and beetles. They have no teeth but tear the flesh of their prey with their hooked bills. They can swallow small prey whole.
The barn owl, Tyto alba, is a widely distributed species of owls and the most widespread of all, to be found all around the world.
The Cyprus Scops owl, Otus cyprius, is endemic bird of Cyprus. Is a tiny owl with small ear-tufts. It is unique to Cyprus and its song and plumage are sufficiently distinct.
The barn owl, Tyto alba, is a widely distributed species of owls and the most widespread of all, to be found all around the world.
The Cyprus Scops owl, Otus cyprius, is endemic bird of Cyprus. Is a tiny owl with small ear-tufts. It is unique to Cyprus and its song and plumage are sufficiently distinct.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage
Digital Heritage Research Lab, Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: Theodoros Kakoullis
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
Jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2022CS439, 2022CS440
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Owls,” Αψίδα, accessed October 31, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/49335.