Stilt-owl
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stilt-owl-321-4690394
title:
Stilt-owl
text:
The stilt-owls (Grallistrix) is an extinct genus of true owls which contains four species, all of which lived on the Hawaiian Islands. Grallistrix can be loosely translated as "owl on stilts". The genus received this name due to the long legs and terrestrial habits which they evolved in the absence of mammalian predators on their island homes. They fed on smaller birds such as Hawaiian honeycreepers. They were also able to fly, but likely did most of their hunting on the ground, filling the nich
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of birds
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt-owl
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date modified:
2024-01-01T12:24:43Z
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