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Order: Strigiformes

Description

The order of owls.

Taxonomy

Strigiformes is an order in the class Aves.

Order Strigiformes view • edit

Family Tytonidae view • edit

Genus Tyto view • edit
T. tenebricosa Sooty Owl
T. novaehollandiae Australian Masked Owl
T. aurantia Golden Masked Owl
T. sororcula Lesser Masked Owl
T. manusi Manus Masked Owl
T. nigrobrunnea Taliabu Masked Owl
T. inexspectata Minahasa Masked Owl
T. rosenbergii Sulawesi Masked Owl
T. prigoginei Itombwe Owl
T. longimembris Eastern Grass Owl
T. capensis African Grass Owl
T. alba Barn Owl
T. delicatula Eastern Barn Owl
T. deroepstorffi Andaman Masked Owl
T. glaucops Ashy-faced Owl
T. soumagnei Red Owl

Genus Phodilus view • edit
P. badius Oriental Bay Owl
P. assimilis Sri Lanka Bay Owl

Family Strigidae view • edit

Genus Otus view • edit
O. sagittatus White-fronted Scops Owl
O. balli Andaman Scops Owl
O. rufescens Reddish Scops Owl
O. thilohoffmanni Serendib Scops Owl
O. icterorhynchus Sandy Scops Owl
O. ireneae Sokoke Scops Owl
O. alfredi Flores Scops Owl
O. spilocephalus Mountain Scops Owl
O. brookii Rajah Scops Owl
O. angelinae Javan Scops Owl
O. mentawi Mentawai Scops Owl
O. bakkamoena Indian Scops Owl
O. lettia Collared Scops Owl
O. gurneyi Giant Scops Owl
O. lempiji Sunda Scops Owl
O. semitorques Japanese Scops Owl
O. silvicola Wallace's Scops Owl
O. fuliginosus Palawan Scops Owl
O. megalotis Philippine Scops Owl
O. everetti Everett's Scops Owl
O. nigorum Negros Scops Owl
O. mindorensis Mindoro Scops Owl
O. magicus Moluccan Scops Owl
O. tempestatis Wetar Scops Owl
O. jolandae Rinjani Scops Owl
O. podarginus Palau Scops Owl
O. mantananensis Mantanani Scops Owl
O. elegans Ryukyu Scops Owl
O. manadensis Sulawesi Scops Owl
O. mendeni Banggai Scops Owl
O. collari Sangihe Scops Owl
O. siaoensis Siau Scops Owl
O. sulaensis Sula Scops Owl
O. beccarii Biak Scops Owl
O. umbra Simeulue Scops Owl
O. enganensis Enggano Scops Owl
O. alius Nicobar Scops Owl
O. pamelae Arabian Scops Owl
O. scops Eurasian Scops Owl
O. cyprius Cyprus Scops Owl
O. pembaensis Pemba Scops Owl
O. hartlaubi Sao Tome Scops Owl
O. senegalensis African Scops Owl
O. brucei Pallid Scops Owl
O. mirus Mindanao Scops Owl
O. longicornis Luzon Scops Owl
O. moheliensis Moheli Scops Owl
O. pauliani Comoro Scops Owl
O. insularis Seychelles Scops Owl
O. sunia Oriental Scops Owl
O. socotranus Socotra Scops Owl
O. capnodes Anjouan Scops-Owl
O. mayottensis Mayotte Scops Owl
O. rutilus Rainforest Scops Owl
O. madagascariensis Torotoroka Scops Owl

Genus Psiloscops view • edit
P. flammeolus Flammulated Owl

Genus Gymnasio view • edit
G. nudipes Puerto Rican Owl

Genus Megascops view • edit
M. clarkii Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
M. trichopsis Whiskered Screech-Owl
M. albogularis White-throated Screech-Owl
M. choliba Tropical Screech-Owl
M. koepckeae Koepcke's Screech-Owl
M. ingens Rufescent Screech-Owl
M. petersoni Cinnamon Screech-Owl
M. marshalli Cloud-forest Screech-Owl
M. hoyi Montane Forest Screech-Owl
M. guatemalae Middle American Screech-Owl
M. centralis Choco Screech-Owl
M. roraimae Foothill Screech-Owl
M. sanctaecatarinae Long-tufted Screech-Owl
M. barbarus Bearded Screech-Owl
M. seductus Balsas Screech-Owl
M. cooperi Pacific Screech-Owl
M. kennicottii Western Screech-Owl
M. asio Eastern Screech-Owl
M. gilesi Santa Marta Screech-Owl
M. roboratus Peruvian Screech-Owl
M. watsonii Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
M. atricapilla Black-capped Screech-Owl

Genus Margarobyas view • edit
M. lawrencii Bare-legged Owl

Genus Ptilopsis view • edit
P. leucotis Northern White-faced Owl
P. granti Southern White-faced Owl

Genus Lophostrix view • edit
L. cristata Crested Owl

Genus Jubula view • edit
J. lettii Maned Owl

Genus Pulsatrix view • edit
P. perspicillata Spectacled Owl
P. koeniswaldiana Tawny-browed Owl
P. melanota Band-bellied Owl

Genus Bubo view • edit
B. scandiacus Snowy Owl
B. virginianus Great Horned Owl
B. magellanicus Lesser Horned Owl
B. bengalensis Rock Eagle-Owl
B. cinerascens Greyish Eagle-Owl
B. africanus Spotted Eagle-Owl
B. milesi Arabian Eagle-Owl
B. capensis Cape Eagle-Owl
B. ascalaphus Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
B. bubo Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Genus Ketupa view • edit
K. poensis Fraser's Eagle-Owl
K. leucostictus Akun Eagle-Owl
K. lacteus Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
K. shelleyi Shelley's Eagle-Owl
K. blakistoni Blakiston's Fish Owl
K. ketupu Buffy Fish Owl
K. zeylonensis Brown Fish Owl
K. flavipes Tawny Fish Owl
K. coromandus Dusky Eagle-Owl
K. nipalensis Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
K. sumatranus Barred Eagle-Owl
K. philippensis Philippine Eagle-Owl

Genus Scotopelia view • edit
S. peli Pel's Fishing Owl
S. ussheri Rufous Fishing Owl
S. bouvieri Vermiculated Fishing Owl

Genus Surnia view • edit
S. ulula Northern Hawk-Owl

Genus Glaucidium view • edit
G. passerinum Eurasian Pygmy Owl
G. perlatum Pearl-spotted Owlet
G. gnoma Northern Pygmy Owl
G. costaricanum Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
G. nubicola Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl
G. jardinii Andean Pygmy Owl
G. bolivianum Yungas Pygmy Owl
G. parkeri Subtropical Pygmy Owl
G. griseiceps Central American Pygmy Owl
G. sanchezi Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl
G. palmarum Colima Pygmy Owl
G. hardyi Amazonian Pygmy Owl
G. mooreorum Pernambuco Pygmy Owl
G. minutissimum Least Pygmy Owl
G. brasilianum Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
G. nana Austral Pygmy Owl
G. peruanum Peruvian Pygmy Owl
G. siju Cuban Pygmy Owl
G. tephronotum Red-chested Owlet
G. sjostedti Sjöstedt's Owlet
G. cuculoides Asian Barred Owlet
G. castanopterum Javan Owlet
G. radiatum Jungle Owlet
G. castanotum Chestnut-backed Owlet
G. capense African Barred Owlet
G. albertinum Albertine Owlet

Genus Taenioptynx view • edit
T. brodiei Collared Owlet
T. sylvaticus Sunda Owlet

Genus Micrathene view • edit
M. whitneyi Elf Owl

Genus Xenoglaux view • edit
X. loweryi Long-whiskered Owlet

Genus Athene view • edit
A. brama Spotted Owlet
A. noctua Little Owl
A. blewitti Forest Owlet
A. jacquinoti West Solomons Owl
A. granti Guadalcanal Owl
A. malaitae Malaita Owl
A. roseoaxillaris Makira Owl
A. superciliaris White-browed Owl
A. cunicularia Burrowing Owl

Genus Strix view • edit
S. virgata Mottled Owl
S. nigrolineata Black-and-white Owl
S. huhula Black-banded Owl
S. albitarsis Rufous-banded Owl
S. seloputo Spotted Wood Owl
S. ocellata Mottled Wood Owl
S. leptogrammica Brown Wood Owl
S. aluco Tawny Owl
S. mauritanica Maghreb Owl
S. nivicolum Himalayan Owl
S. hadorami Desert Owl
S. butleri Omani Owl
S. occidentalis Spotted Owl
S. varia Barred Owl
S. sartorii Cinereous Owl
S. fulvescens Fulvous Owl
S. hylophila Rusty-barred Owl
S. rufipes Rufous-legged Owl
S. chacoensis Chaco Owl
S. uralensis Ural Owl
S. nebulosa Great Grey Owl
S. woodfordii African Wood Owl

Genus Asio view • edit
A. grammicus Jamaican Owl
A. otus Long-eared Owl
A. abyssinicus Abyssinian Owl
A. madagascariensis Madagascar Owl
A. clamator Striped Owl
A. stygius Stygian Owl
A. flammeus Short-eared Owl
A. capensis Marsh Owl
A. solomonensis Fearful Owl

Genus Aegolius view • edit
A. funereus Boreal Owl
A. acadicus Northern Saw-whet Owl
A. ridgwayi Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
A. harrisii Buff-fronted Owl

Genus Ninox view • edit
N. rufa Rufous Owl
N. strenua Powerful Owl
N. connivens Barking Owl
N. rudolfi Sumba Boobook
N. affinis Andaman Boobook
N. boobook Southern Boobook
N. rotiensis Rote Boobook
N. fusca Timor Boobook
N. plesseni Alor Boobook
N. leucopsis Tasmanian Boobook
N. novaeseelandiae Morepork
N. sumbaensis Least Boobook
N. scutulata Brown Boobook
N. obscura Hume's Boobook
N. japonica Northern Boobook
N. randi Chocolate Boobook
N. philippensis Luzon Boobook
N. spilocephala Mindanao Boobook
N. mindorensis Mindoro Boobook
N. spilonotus Romblon Boobook
N. rumseyi Cebu Boobook
N. leventisi Camiguin Boobook
N. reyi Sulu Boobook
N. ochracea Ochre-bellied Boobook
N. burhani Togian Boobook
N. ios Cinnabar Boobook
N. hypogramma Halmahera Boobook
N. forbesi Tanimbar Boobook
N. squamipila Seram Boobook
N. hantu Buru Boobook
N. natalis Christmas Island Boobook
N. theomacha Papuan Boobook
N. meeki Manus Boobook
N. punctulata Speckled Boobook
N. variegata Bismarck Boobook
N. odiosa New Britain Boobook

Genus Uroglaux view • edit
U. dimorpha Papuan Owl

Genus Sceloglaux view • edit
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Subcategories

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