tawny owl(n = noun.animal) strix aluco - reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes;
is a kind of bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
is a member of genus strix, strix

barn owl, barred owl, great gray owl, great grey owl, great horned owl, hawk owl, hoot owl, horned owl, laughing owl, little owl, long-eared owl, night owl, old world scops owl, oriental scops owl, owl, scops owl, screech owl, sea owl, spotted owl, tawny, tawny eagle