Editing Falconry (section)

===Owls (Strigidae)===
[[File:Tyto alba - Cetrería - 01.jpg|thumb|A [[Western barn owl|barn owl]] landing on a falconer's hand]]
[[Owl]]s (family Strigidae) are not closely related to hawks or falcons. Little is written in classic falconry that discusses the use of owls in falconry. However, at least two species have successfully been used, the [[Eurasian eagle-owl]] and the [[great horned owl]].<ref name= Melling>{{cite journal|author=Melling, T.|author2=Dudley, S.|author3=Doherty, P.|name-list-style=amp|year=2008|title=The Eagle Owl in Britain|journal=British Birds|volume=101|issue=9|pages=478–490|url=https://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Eagle-Owl-in-Britain.pdf|access-date=2023-07-18|archive-date=2023-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418180808/https://britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/The-Eagle-Owl-in-Britain.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Successful training of owls is much different from the training of hawks and falcons, as they are hearing- rather than sight-oriented. (Owls can only see black and white, and are long-sighted.) This often leads falconers to believe that they are less intelligent, as they are distracted easily by new or unnatural noises, and they do not respond as readily to food cues. However, if trained successfully, owls show intelligence on the same level as those of hawks and falcons.