animal order - the order of animals

Aves, class Aves - birds

bird of Minerva, bird of night, owl, hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

family Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes

family Tytonidae, Tytonidae - comprising only the barn owls