noun
tawny owl; brown owl
Refers to the species Strix aluco. In Japanese, the katakana form モリフクロウ is the most common way to write this bird name.
モリフクロウは夜行性の鳥です。
The tawny owl is a nocturnal bird.
森でモリフクロウの鳴き声を聞いた。
I heard the call of a tawny owl in the forest.
Compound of 森 (mori, 'forest') + フクロウ (fukurō, 'owl'), literally 'forest owl'. The exact derivation is uncertain; the name likely describes its woodland habitat.