Owls | Bird Family Guide

221 species

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Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Akun Eagle-Owl Ketupa leucosticta
Albertine Owlet Glaucidium albertinum
Alor Boobook Ninox plesseni
Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis
Andaman Scops Owl Otus balli
Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii
Anjouan Scops Owl Otus capnodes
Arabian Eagle-Owl Bubo milesi
Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
Balsas Screech Owl Megascops seductus
Band-bellied Owl Pulsatrix melanota
Banggai Scops Owl Otus mendeni
Bare-legged Owl Margarobyas lawrencii
Bare-shanked Screech Owl Megascops clarkii
Barking Owl Ninox connivens
Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana
Barred Owl Strix varia
Bearded Screech Owl Megascops barbarus
Biak Scops Owl Otus beccarii
Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata
Black-banded Owl Strix huhula
Black-capped Screech Owl Megascops atricapilla
Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii
Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Buru Boobook Ninox hantu
Camiguin Boobook Ninox leventisi
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
Cebu Boobook Ninox rumseyi
Central American Pygmy Owl Glaucidium griseiceps
Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis
Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
Choco Screech Owl Megascops centralis
Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi
Christmas Boobook Ninox natalis
Cinereous Owl Strix sartorii
Cinnabar Boobook Ninox ios
Cinnamon Screech Owl Megascops petersoni
Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nubicola
Cloud-forest Screech Owl Megascops marshalli
Colima Pygmy Owl Glaucidium palmarum
Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius
Desert Owl Strix hadorami
Dusky Eagle-Owl Ketupa coromanda
East Brazilian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium minutissimum
Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Enggano Scops Owl Otus enganensis
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Everett's Scops Owl Otus everetti
Fearful Owl Asio solomonensis
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus
Flores Scops Owl Otus alfredi
Foothill Screech Owl Megascops roraimae
Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Ketupa poensis
Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens
Giant Scops Owl Otus gurneyi
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Great Sumba Boobook Ninox rudolfi
Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Guadalcanal Owl Athene granti
Halmahera Boobook Ninox hypogramma
Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum
Hume's Boobook Ninox obscura
Indian Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis
Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
Javan Owlet Glaucidium castanopterum
Javan Scops Owl Otus angelinae
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Karthala Scops Owl Otus pauliani
Koepcke's Screech Owl Megascops koepckeae
Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Little Sumba Boobook Ninox sumbaensis
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Long-tufted Screech Owl Megascops sanctaecatarinae
Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi
Luzon Boobook Ninox philippensis
Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis
Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis
Madagascar Scops Owl Otus rutilus
Makira Owl Athene roseoaxillaris
Malaita Owl Athene malaitae
Maned Owl Jubula lettii
Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
Manus Boobook Ninox meeki
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Mayotte Scops Owl Otus mayottensis
Mentawai Scops Owl Otus mentawi
Middle American Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae
Mindanao Boobook Ninox spilocephala
Mindanao Scops Owl Otus mirus
Mindoro Boobook Ninox mindorensis
Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mindorensis
Moheli Scops Owl Otus moheliensis
Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
Mottled Owl Strix virgata
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
Negros Scops Owl Otus nigrorum
New Britain Boobook Ninox odiosa
New Ireland Boobook Ninox variegata
Nicobar Scops Owl Otus alius
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica
Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
Ochre-bellied Boobook Ninox ochracea
Omani Owl Strix butleri
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum
Pacific Screech Owl Megascops cooperi
Palau Scops Owl Otus podarginus
Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
Papuan Boobook Ninox theomacha
Papuan Hawk-Owl Uroglaux dimorpha
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Pemba Scops Owl Otus pembaensis
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Philippine Eagle-Owl Ketupa philippensis
Philippine Scops Owl Otus megalotis
Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
Principe Scops Owl Otus bikegila
Puerto Rican Owl Gymnasio nudipes
Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
Rinjani Scops Owl Otus jolandae
Romblon Boobook Ninox spilonotus
Rote Boobook Ninox rotiensis
Rufescent Screech Owl Megascops ingens
Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri
Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
Rufous-banded Owl Strix albitarsis
Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes
Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila
Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
Sandy Scops Owl Otus icterorhynchus
Sangihe Scops Owl Otus collari
Santa Marta Screech Owl Megascops gilesi
Sao Tome Scops Owl Otus hartlaubi
Seram Boobook Ninox squamipila
Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
Seychelles Scops Owl Otus insularis
Shelley's Eagle-Owl Ketupa shelleyi
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Simeulue Scops Owl Otus umbra
Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet Glaucidium sjostedti
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Socotra Scops Owl Otus socotranus
Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
Speckled Boobook Ninox punctulata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
Striped Owl Asio clamator
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
Subtropical Pygmy Owl Glaucidium parkeri
Sula Scops Owl Otus sulaensis
Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis
Sulu Boobook Ninox reyi
Sunda Owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus
Sunda Scops Owl Otus lempiji
Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium sanchezi
Tanimbar Boobook Ninox forbesi
Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis
Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Megascops watsonii
Tawny-browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
Timor Boobook Ninox fusca
Togian Boobook Ninox burhani
Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
Vermiculated Fishing Owl Scotopelia bouvieri
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
Wallace's Scops Owl Otus silvicola
West Peruvian Screech Owl Megascops roboratus
West Solomons Owl Athene jacquinoti
Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii
Wetar Scops Owl Otus tempestatis
Whiskered Screech Owl Megascops trichopsis
White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris
White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus
White-throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis
Yungas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium bolivianum
Yungas Screech Owl Megascops hoyi