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Owls (Strigiformes)

Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (2006)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-39567-6
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Abstract

Approximately 202 species of owls comprise the distinctive cosmopolitan neoavian Order Strigiformes. All morpho- logical and genetic studies agree that the order is a natural group. Two families are recognized: Tytonidae (barn owls and bay owls) and Strigidae (typical owls). The strigiform timetree shows that these families are ancient, having diverged in the late Cretaceous 71 million years ago (Ma).

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Owls (Strigiformes). (2006). Owls (Strigiformes). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39567-6

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