Owl

  

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Owl

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Statistics

Type	Crafting material
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	10 SC
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 4395 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Owl

Flying state

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Forest + Night
AI Type	Bird AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	20%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle
Idle (rare)

• Internal NPC ID: 611

The Owl is a critter that spawns near Towns on the surface Forest and Hallow during the night, when it is not raining. The Owl has only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies and players.

The Owl can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, or crafted into animated decorative furniture (Owl Cage). Once crafted, the Owl cannot be released again, unless the furniture item is de-crafted via Shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

The Owl can be spawned by the Owl Statue, however statue-spawned critters cannot be caught with any Bug Net, and will disappear in a puff of smoke when the player attempts to do so.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Owl Cage(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Terrarium Owl(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	By Hand
Owl Statue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Stone Block50 Owl(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)5	Heavy Work Bench(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) and Ecto Mist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Trivia

• Much like how Ducks have a human voice say "quack" as a rare Easter egg, the Owl has a 1/300 (0.33%) chance to make a human "hoot" sound instead of its normal sound.^[1] The voice of this sound belongs to FoodBarbarian.^[2]
• Seeing a flying Owl may be confusing to some players due to a Demon Eye variant that spawns with an owl costume during Halloween, making it appear similar to a flying Owl.
• The Owl, Blue Macaw, Gray Cockatiel, Scarlet Macaw, Toucan, and Yellow Cockatiel are the only bird critters that cannot be cooked into food.

• The Bestiary entry for the Owl: "A large, wise predatory bird which hunts nocturnally from the tree tops. "

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Stack limit increased from 999 to 9999.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Now makes hooting sounds less frequently.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.3.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.3.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.3.

References