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Strigiformes

Typical Owls (Strigidae)

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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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)
6 3 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)
16 6 5 5 8 8 Mountain Scops-owl (Otus spilocephalus)
3 2 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)
33 2 12 19 8 12 Indian Scops-owl (Otus bakkamoena)
10 3 4 3 8 13 Collared Scops-owl (Otus lettia)
6 3 3 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)
12 1 4 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)
13 10 3 8 22 Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei)
13 8 5 8 23 African Scops-owl (Otus senegalensis)
47 3 25 19 8 24 Eurasian Scops-owl (Otus scops)
10 4 6 8 25 Oriental Scops-owl (Otus sunia)
3 2 1 8 26 Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus)
8 1 4 3 8 27 Moluccan Scops-owl (Otus magicus)
6 1 1 4 6 28 Mantanani Scops-owl (Otus mantananensis)
3 1 1 1 6 29 Ryukyu Scops-owl (Otus elegans)
17 2 3 12 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)
18 1 15 2 8 46 Eastern Screech-owl (Otus asio)
2 2 8 47 Whiskered Screech-owl (Otus trichopsis)
42 1 15 26 8 48 Tropical Screech-owl (Otus choliba)
7 1 4 2 9 49 "Santa Marta Screech-owl" (Otus sp. nova)
2 2 8 50 Koepcke's Screech-owl (Otus koepckeae)
7 1 4 2 8 51 Peruvian Screech-owl (Otus roboratus)
1 1 8 52 Bare-shanked Screech-owl (Otus clarkii)
3 1 2 6 53 Bearded Screech-owl (Otus barbarus)
2 2 8 54 Rufescent Screech-owl (Otus ingens)
4 1 2 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)
7 1 3 3 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)
21 14 7 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)
73 2 39 32 8 71 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
13 1 10 2 8 72 Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)
62 1 41 20 8 73 Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
18 11 7 8 74 Rock Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)
19 12 7 8 75 Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus)
15 8 7 8 76 Cape Eagle-owl (Bubo capensis)
34 1 28 5 8 77 Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)
11 6 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)
4 1 3 8 82 Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus)
0 6 83 Shelley's Eagle-owl (Bubo shelleyi)
29 1 15 13 8 84 Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
15 2 6 7 8 85 Dusky Eagle-owl (Bubo coromandus)
4 1 3 8 86 Akun Eagle-owl (Bubo leucostictus)
3 1 1 1 4 87 Philippine Eagle-owl (Bubo philippensis)
7 5 2 3 88 Blakiston's Eagle-owl (Bubo blakistoni)
24 1 12 11 8 89 Brown Fish-owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
15 5 10 8 90 Tawny Fish-owl (Ketupa flavipes)
20 8 12 8 91 Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu)
48 5 32 11 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)
21 6 15 8 98 Brown Wood-owl (Strix leptogrammica)
65 8 24 33 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)
35 1 20 14 8 109 Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
9 4 5 8 110 African Wood-owl (Strix woodfordii)
14 1 5 8 8 111 Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)
8 1 4 3 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)
9 1 3 5 8 119 Tawny-browed Owl (Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana)
4 1 1 2 8 120 Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota)
47 17 30 8 121 Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
16 1 11 4 8 122 Eurasian Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
23 1 4 18 8 123 Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
34 1 14 19 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)
2 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)
6 2 2 2 8 138 Least Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium minutissimum)
0 2 139 Pernambuco Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium mooreorum)
55 2 23 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)
14 1 9 4 8 143 Austral Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium nanum)
13 1 3 9 8 144 Cuban Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium siju)
7 1 2 4 8 145 Red-chested Owlet (Glaucidium tephronotum)
2 2 8 146 Sjostedt's Owlet (Glaucidium sjostedti)
25 1 11 13 8 147 Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
0 8 148 Javan Owlet (Glaucidium castanopterum)
23 2 10 11 8 149 Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
9 2 7 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)
89 1 47 41 8 156 Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
51 3 26 22 8 156 Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
79 1 53 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)
11 1 6 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)
34 4 10 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)
8 1 1 6 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)
6 2 2 2 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)
21 2 9 10 8 185 Striped Owl (Asio clamator)
0 7 186 Papuan Hawk-owl (Uroglaux dimorpha)
1 1 8 187 Jamaican Owl (Pseudoscops grammicus)
16 1 1 14 8 189 Stygian Owl (Asio stygius)
58 2 27 29 8 190 Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
71 1 33 37 8 190 Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
4 3 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

2160 files covering
22 genera	(92%)
163 species	(84%)

1015 videos covering
18 genera	(75%)
138 species	(71%)

1015 photographs covering
21 genera	(88%)
152 species	(78%)

130 sound recordings covering
13 genera	(54%)
85 species	(44%)

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