laughing owl

English

Noun

laughing owl (plural laughing owls)

An owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) of New Zealand, now probably extinct, named for its cry.

Synonyms

whekau, white-faced owl

Translations

Sceloglaux albifacies

Finnish: kirkupöllö (fi)
Russian: смею́щаяся сова́ f (smejúščajasja sová), новозела́ндская сова́-хохоту́нья f (novozelándskaja sová-xoxotúnʹja)
Swedish: skrattuggla c

See also

laughing owl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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