The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

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The great horned lives up to its name with “ear tufts,” actually feathers, that stick up from the head. (They are neither horns nor ears.) Barred owls have a rounded head but no ear tufts.