Owls are a group of birds that are members of the order Strigiformes. This bird belonged to bird of prey (carnivores, meat eaters) and an animal night (nocturnal). Altogether, there are about 222 species known, which spread throughout the world except Antarctica, most of Greenland, and some remote islands.
In the western world, this animal is considered a symbol of wisdom, but in some places in Indonesia are considered carriers of foreshadowing of death, hence the name Owl. However not in all places in the archipelago this bird called the owl. In Java, for example, the name of this bird is darès or Manuk darès that there is no connotation with death or ghosts. In North Sulawesi, owls known as the Manguni.
The owl is known for his big eyes and facing forward, not like most other bird species whose eyes facing sideways. Together with a hooked beak sharp as an eagle beak and feather arrangement on the head that form a circle of faces, the "face" of the owl is so impressive and sometimes scary. Moreover, the bird's neck is so flexible so that his face can rotate 180 degrees to the rear.
Generally mottled owl furry, brown or gray with dark patches and white. Combined with behavior that often froze and did not move much, making this bird is not easily visible, so even when sleeping in the daytime under cover of the leaves.
Owl tail generally short, but large and broad wings. Wing span of approximately three times the body length.