Owl Glossary
- Boreal forest:
- The forest of mixed conifers and hardwoods that grows in cold and dry northern areas around the world, including Interior Alaska.
- Crepuscular:
- Active at dusk and dawn.
- Diurnal:
- Active during the daytime.
- Gizzard:
- A strong, muscular digestive structure in birds used primarily for grinding and digesting tough food.
- Habitat:
- The place where an animal lives. Habitat must provide food, water, shelter (or cover), and space in a suitable arrangement that an owl needs to survive.
- Mobbing:
- When a group of songbirds noisily harasses an owl or other bird of prey.
- Nocturnal:
- Active only during the night.
- Predator:
- An animal that hunts other animals.
- Prey:
- An animal that is hunted by other animals.
- Raptor:
- Nontechnical classification for a bird of prey. Includes falcons, eagles, hawks, and owls.