noun
Japanese scops-owl
A small owl species native to Japan; scientific name Otus semitorques. Typically written in katakana as a species name.
夜の森でオオコノハズクの鳴き声が聞こえた。
I heard the call of a Japanese scops-owl in the forest at night.
The name is a compound of 大 (ō, 'large'), 木の葉 (konoha, 'leaf'), and 木菟 (zuku, 'horned owl'), referring to its leaf-like camouflage and ear tufts.