Comparing the Feeding Habits of Barn Owls and Screech Owls Background Owls are comprised of two closely related families in the avian order Strigiformes-the barn owls, or Tytonidae, and the typical owls, or Strigidae. Owls are relatively large birds, with a big head and short neck, a hooked beak, talons adapted to seize prey, and soft, dense plumage adapted for swift yet almost silent flight. Owls have large eyes located on the front of their …showed first 75 words of 2652 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2652 total…it nests in a barn and not out in the open. The Western Screech-owl might eat more snakes and other outside animals. The nesting place effects the eating habits of Owls as do other factors. I can conclude that they are similar, but can never prove they are the same. Further experimentation would be needed to get an absolutely accurate result and comparison between the Barn owls feeding habits and the Screech owls feeding habits