What are true owls?

True owls are one of the two generally accepted families of owls

• the other being "barn owls". The barn-owls' main characteristic

is the heart-shaped faces. True owls tend to have large heads, short tails, cryptic plumage.and round facial discs around the eyes. They also differ from the barn owls in structural details relating in particular to the sternum and feet. The toes and tarsi of true owls are feathered in some species, and more so in species at higher latitudes