Powerful Owl

The Powerful Owl, also known as the Oraora, is a large bird of prey. They live at night and make their homes in forests with tall trees, such as the blackbutt. During the day the can be found roosting up in the trees that they call home, often while still feasting on the prey from the night before. They hunt by flying low to the ground in silence and grabbing prey with their powerful wings. They breed in couples for life.

Description
The powerful owl measures between 45 to 65 centimetres in length and weight up to 0.99 to 2.22 kilograms. They have a wingspan of 112 to 135 centimetres. Their bodies are covered in grey-brown feathers with white stripes and a white belly. Their tails can be 280 millimetres in length and have six narrow white bars contrasting with the rest of their feathers. The powerful owl has small round head with large yellow eyes. They have powerful and heavy claws, able to rip a pray apart in an instance. The song of the male powerful owl is low and mournful while that of the female is similar but at a higher pitch. Breeding pairs form a melancholy duet at the start of the breeding season.

Culture
The powerful owl symbolises both wisdom and powers and as such is often associated with tactical fighting. It is often believed that after a battle the powerful owl sings its melancholy song for the fallen.