Owl Vocabulary

active at night

• habitat

• tufts

• nocturnal

a place where birds or owls settle down for sleep

• habitat

• roost

• plumage

a cluster of small, flexible feathers, for owls at the base of their ears

• tufts

• down

• plumage

a young or small owl

• brood

• raptor

• owlet

the claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey

• talons

• raptor

• down

an owl’s feathers

• roost

• plumage

• tufts

young birds hatching and cared for

• brood

• roost

• habitat

the place where an animal or plant naturally lives

• plumage

• brood

• habitat

birds of prey

• raptors

• owlet

• brood

a covering of soft, fluffy feathers meant to keep young owls

warm

• talon

• plumage

• down