Strix aluco
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The fiercest nest defender among owls: in the breeding season it may strike the head and eyes of anyone passing under the nest tree. Do not handle injured birds bare-handed.
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Large, perfectly round head with no ear tufts; body squat and short-tailed
Eyes wholly black, unlike the orange of the eagle-owl and the yellow of the little owl
Two pale lines run up between the eyes, splitting the facial disc in a V
Underparts boldly streaked lengthwise; a row of pale scapular spots forms a broken white line on the shoulder
The male's long quavering hoot answered by the female's sharp kewick; the owl voice most often heard at night in Turkey
