Strigiformes
Typical Owls (Strigidae)
HBW 5, p. 76
- Large-headed nocturnal birds with strong, hooked bill, round facial disc, compact body, moderately short tail, and strong feet with sharp talons; plumage soft and cryptically coloured.
- Cosmopolitan.
- Virtually all terrestrial habitats, from Arctic to tropics; typically found from sea-level to c. 2000 m, but locally up to 4700 m.
- 24 genera, 195 species, 548 taxa.
- 25 species threatened; probably 1 of these, as well as 4 other species and 2 subspecies, extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 0 4 1 White-fronted Scops-owl (Otus sagittatus)
- 2 1 1 6 2 Reddish Scops-owl (Otus rufescens)
- 0 8 3 Sandy Scops-owl (Otus icterorhynchus)
- 5 2 3 3 4 Serendib Scops-owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
- 7 6 1 3 5 Sokoke Scops-owl (Otus ireneae)
- 9 1 8 6 6 Andaman Scops-owl (Otus balli)
- 0 3 7 Flores Scops-owl (Otus alfredi)
- 10 5 3 2 8 8 Mountain Scops-owl (Otus spilocephalus)
- 2 1 1 8 9 Rajah Scops-owl (Otus brookii)
- 1 1 4 10 Javan Scops-owl (Otus angelinae)
- 0 6 11 Mentawai Scops-owl (Otus mentawi)
- 29 2 9 18 8 12 Indian Scops-owl (Otus bakkamoena)
- 8 2 4 2 8 13 Collared Scops-owl (Otus lettia)
- 5 3 2 8 14 Sunda Scops-owl (Otus lempiji)
- 2 1 1 8 15 Japanese Scops-owl (Otus semitorques)
- 2 1 1 6 16 Palawan Scops-owl (Otus fuliginosus)
- 0 8 17 Wallace's Scops-owl (Otus silvicola)
- 11 1 3 7 8 18 Philippine Scops-owl (Otus megalotis)
- 1 1 6 19 Mindanao Scops-owl (Otus mirus)
- 0 6 20 Luzon Scops-owl (Otus longicornis)
- 0 6 21 Mindoro Scops-owl (Otus mindorensis)
- 11 9 2 8 22 Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei)
- 12 8 4 8 23 African Scops-owl (Otus senegalensis)
- 39 3 22 14 8 24 Eurasian Scops-owl (Otus scops)
- 9 3 6 8 25 Oriental Scops-owl (Otus sunia)
- 3 2 1 8 26 Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
- 7 1 3 3 8 27 Moluccan Scops-owl (Otus magicus)
- 5 1 1 3 6 28 Mantanani Scops-owl (Otus mantananensis)
- 3 1 1 1 6 29 Ryukyu Scops-owl (Otus elegans)
- 13 2 3 8 8 30 Sulawesi Scops-owl (Otus manadensis)
- 0 8 31 Sangihe Scops-owl (Otus collari)
- 0 3 32 Biak Scops-owl (Otus beccarii)
- 0 3 33 Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis)
- 4 4 6 34 Simeulue Scops-owl (Otus umbra)
- 3 3 6 35 Enggano Scops-owl (Otus enganensis)
- 0 7 36 Nicobar Scops-owl (Otus alius)
- 1 1 8 37 Pemba Scops-owl (Otus pembaensis)
- 0 2 38 Comoro Scops-owl (Otus pauliani)
- 0 2 39 Anjouan Scops-owl (Otus capnodes)
- 2 2 2 40 Moheli Scops-owl (Otus moheliensis)
- 8 1 2 5 8 41 Madagascar Scops-owl (Otus rutilus)
- 3 2 1 4 42 Sao Tome Scops-owl (Otus hartlaubi)
- 6 1 4 1 8 43 Western Screech-owl (Otus kennicottii)
- 4 2 2 6 44 Balsas Screech-owl (Otus seductus)
- 9 1 3 5 8 45 Pacific Screech-owl (Otus cooperi)
- 17 1 14 2 8 46 Eastern Screech-owl (Otus asio)
- 2 2 8 47 Whiskered Screech-owl (Otus trichopsis)
- 37 1 11 25 8 48 Tropical Screech-owl (Otus choliba)
- 6 1 3 2 9 49 "Santa Marta Screech-owl" (Otus sp. nova)
- 2 2 8 50 Koepcke's Screech-owl (Otus koepckeae)
- 5 1 2 2 8 51 Peruvian Screech-owl (Otus roboratus)
- 1 1 8 52 Bare-shanked Screech-owl (Otus clarkii)
- 2 1 1 6 53 Bearded Screech-owl (Otus barbarus)
- 2 2 8 54 Rufescent Screech-owl (Otus ingens)
- 3 1 1 1 6 55 Colombian Screech-owl (Otus colombianus)
- 2 2 8 56 Cinnamon Screech-owl (Otus petersoni)
- 0 6 57 Cloudforest Screech-owl (Otus marshalli)
- 14 1 3 10 8 58 Tawny-bellied Screech-owl (Otus watsonii)
- 2 2 8 59 Guatemalan Screech-owl (Otus guatemalae)
- 5 1 3 1 8 60 Vermiculated Screech-owl (Otus vermiculatus)
- 1 1 8 61 Hoy's Screech-owl (Otus hoyi)
- 8 3 3 2 8 62 Variable Screech-owl (Otus atricapillus)
- 4 1 1 2 8 63 Long-tufted Screech-owl (Otus sanctaecatarinae)
- 4 1 2 1 8 64 Puerto Rican Screech-owl (Otus nudipes)
- 3 1 1 1 8 65 White-throated Screech-owl (Otus albogularis)
- 1 1 8 66 Palau Owl (Pyrroglaux podarginus)
- 6 1 5 8 67 Cuban Screech-owl (Gymnoglaux lawrencii)
- 19 14 5 8 68 Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
- 13 8 5 8 69 Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)
- 2 2 4 70 Giant Scops-owl (Mimizuku gurneyi)
- 71 2 37 32 8 71 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- 12 1 9 2 8 72 Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)
- 56 1 37 18 8 73 Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
- 15 10 5 8 74 Rock Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)
- 19 12 7 8 75 Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus)
- 16 9 7 8 76 Cape Eagle-owl (Bubo capensis)
- 31 1 25 5 8 77 Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
- 9 4 5 8 78 Greyish Eagle-owl (Bubo cinerascens)
- 10 4 6 8 79 Fraser's Eagle-owl (Bubo poensis)
- 0 4 80 Usambara Eagle-owl (Bubo vosseleri)
- 4 2 2 8 81 Forest Eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis)
- 3 1 2 8 82 Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus)
- 0 6 83 Shelley's Eagle-owl (Bubo shelleyi)
- 28 1 14 13 8 84 Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
- 7 2 3 2 8 85 Dusky Eagle-owl (Bubo coromandus)
- 4 1 3 8 86 Akun Eagle-owl (Bubo leucostictus)
- 2 1 1 4 87 Philippine Eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis)
- 6 4 2 3 88 Blakiston's Eagle-owl (Bubo blakistoni)
- 23 1 11 11 8 89 Brown Fish-owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
- 15 5 10 8 90 Tawny Fish-owl (Ketupa flavipes)
- 17 7 10 8 91 Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu)
- 46 5 31 10 8 92 Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- 5 2 3 8 93 Pel's Fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli)
- 0 3 94 Rufous Fishing-owl (Scotopelia ussheri)
- 1 1 8 95 Vermiculated Fishing-owl (Scotopelia bouvieri)
- 9 4 5 8 96 Spotted Wood-owl (Strix seloputo)
- 15 1 4 10 8 97 Mottled Wood-owl (Strix ocellata)
- 19 5 14 8 98 Brown Wood-owl (Strix leptogrammica)
- 56 8 21 27 8 99 Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
- 1 1 8 100 Hume's Owl (Strix butleri)
- 13 2 11 6 101 Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)
- 23 1 20 2 8 102 Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- 4 2 2 8 103 Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens)
- 6 1 4 1 6 104 Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila)
- 5 2 3 8 105 Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)
- 3 3 8 106 Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis)
- 16 7 9 8 107 Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
- 0 6 108 Sichuan Owl (Strix davidi)
- 32 1 17 14 8 109 Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
- 8 3 5 8 110 African Wood-owl (Strix woodfordii)
- 12 1 4 7 8 111 Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)
- 5 1 3 1 8 112 Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata)
- 4 1 3 9 113 "San Isidro Owl" (Strix sp. nova)
- 5 2 3 8 114 Black-banded Owl (Strix huhula)
- 4 1 2 1 8 115 Rufous-banded Owl (Strix albitarsis)
- 0 8 116 Maned Owl (Jubula lettii)
- 11 1 4 6 8 117 Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata)
- 34 1 16 17 8 118 Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
- 7 1 2 4 8 119 Tawny-browed Owl (Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana)
- 4 1 1 2 8 120 Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota)
- 43 17 26 8 121 Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
- 14 1 10 3 8 122 Eurasian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
- 15 1 2 12 8 123 Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
- 31 1 13 17 8 124 Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)
- 3 1 2 8 125 Northern Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium californicum)
- 0 8 126 Mountain Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium gnoma)
- 1 1 8 127 Guatemalan Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium cobanense)
- 0 8 128 Baja Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium hoskinsii)
- 5 1 2 2 8 129 Costa Rican Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium costaricanum)
- 6 2 4 4 130 Cloudforest Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nubicola)
- 5 1 2 2 8 131 Andean Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium jardinii)
- 3 1 1 1 8 132 Yungas Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium bolivianum)
- 2 2 8 133 Colima Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium palmarum)
- 4 1 3 8 134 Tamaulipas Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium sanchezi)
- 2 1 1 8 135 Central American Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium griseiceps)
- 0 8 136 Subtropical Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium parkeri)
- 14 1 2 11 8 137 Amazonian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium hardyi)
- 5 1 2 2 8 138 Least Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
- 0 2 139 Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium mooreorum)
- 50 2 18 30 8 140 Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)
- 0 8 141 Tucuman Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium tucumanum)
- 9 1 4 4 8 142 Peruvian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium peruanum)
- 13 1 8 4 8 143 Austral Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nanum)
- 12 1 2 9 8 144 Cuban Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium siju)
- 6 2 4 8 145 Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum)
- 1 1 8 146 Sjostedt's Owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti)
- 21 1 8 12 8 147 Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
- 0 8 148 Javan Owlet (Glaucidium castanopterum)
- 21 2 8 11 8 149 Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
- 8 2 6 6 150 Chestnut-backed Owlet (Glaucidium castanonotum)
- 5 1 4 8 151 African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)
- 1 1 8 152 Chestnut Owlet (Glaucidium castaneum)
- 0 4 153 Albertine Owlet (Glaucidium albertinum)
- 6 2 4 3 154 Long-whiskered Owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi)
- 1 1 8 155 Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)
- 81 1 39 41 8 156 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
- 45 3 22 20 8 156 Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
- 74 1 48 25 8 157 Little Owl (Athene noctua)
- 11 1 10 2 159 Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti)
- 16 7 9 8 160 Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
- 10 1 5 4 8 161 Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)
- 0 8 162 Unspotted Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi)
- 3 1 1 1 8 163 Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii)
- 8 6 2 8 164 Rufous Owl (Ninox rufa)
- 25 7 18 8 165 Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
- 13 1 5 7 8 166 Barking Owl (Ninox connivens)
- 1 1 6 166 Sumba Boobook (Ninox rudolfi)
- 33 4 9 20 8 167 Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)
- 9 7 2 8 169 Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
- 32 5 10 17 8 170 Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata)
- 2 1 1 6 171 Andaman Hawk-owl (Ninox affinis)
- 6 1 2 3 8 172 White-browed Hawk-owl (Ninox superciliaris)
- 6 1 1 4 8 173 Philippine Hawk-owl (Ninox philippensis)
- 7 1 3 3 6 174 Ochre-bellied Hawk-owl (Ninox ochracea)
- 1 1 6 175 Togian Hawk-owl (Ninox burhani)
- 4 2 2 4 176 Cinnabar Boobook (Ninox ios)
- 0 6 177 Little Sumba Hawk-Owl (Ninox sumbaensis)
- 0 8 178 Moluccan Hawk-owl (Ninox squamipila)
- 0 4 179 Christmas Hawk-owl (Ninox natalis)
- 3 1 1 1 8 180 Jungle Hawk-owl (Ninox theomacha)
- 0 8 181 Manus Hawk-owl (Ninox meeki)
- 7 7 8 182 Speckled Hawk-owl (Ninox punctulata)
- 0 8 183 Bismarck Hawk-owl (Ninox variegata)
- 1 1 4 184 New Britain Hawk-owl (Ninox odiosa)
- 6 2 4 8 185 Solomon Hawk-owl (Ninox jacquinoti)
- 20 2 8 10 8 185 Striped Owl (Asio clamator)
- 0 7 186 Papuan Hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha)
- 1 1 8 187 Jamaican Owl (Pseudoscops grammicus)
- 14 1 1 12 8 189 Stygian Owl (Asio stygius)
- 56 2 25 29 8 190 Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
- 61 31 30 8 190 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- 3 2 1 8 191 African Long-eared Owl (Asio abyssinicus)
- 2 1 1 8 192 Madagascar Long-eared Owl (Asio madagascariensis)
- 7 3 4 8 194 Marsh Owl (Asio capensis)
- 7 2 5 4 195 Fearful Owl (Nesasio solomonensis)
Family statistics
24 genera, 195 species
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| 22 genera | (92%) |
| 162 species | (83%) |
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