Owl Judging from this, the Late Miocene remains from France described as ""Ardea" aureliensis" should also be restudied. The Messelasturidae, some of which were initially believed to be basal Strigiformes, are now generally accepted to be diurnal birds of prey showing some convergent evolution towards owls. The taxa often united under "Strigogyps" were formerly placed in part with the owls, specifically the Sophiornithidae; they appear to be Ameghinornithidae instead. For fossil species and paleosubspecies of extant taxa, see the genus and species articles. Unresolved and basal forms (all fossil) Fossil genera Placement unresolved Extinct Genus Fossil genera Placement unresolved Among the
Killing Birds Killing Birds Killing Birds is a 1988 Italian horror film filmed in Louisiana and starring Lara Wendel and Robert Vaughn. It was co-produced by "Flora Film" and Joe D'Amato's "Filmirage". The director's credit reads "Claude Milliken", which is the pseudonym of Claudio Lattanzi, but according to most accounts, the film was completely or almost completely directed by Joe D'Amato in Lattanzi's presence. Theatrically, the film was released in Italy as "Killing Birds" in 1988 and in France as "L'attaque des morts-vivants". On home video, it was released in Italy and Germany as Killing Birds: Raptors and in the United States