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Owls of the World
compiled by Robert B. Hole, Jr.
A simple checklist of the owls of the world
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Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae (Recent Owls)
Subfamily Tytoninae (Barn Owls and Bay Owls)
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Ashy-faced Barn Owl, Hispaniolan Barn Owl Tyto glaucops
Grass Owl Tyto capensis
Celebes Masked Owl Tyto rosebergii
Madagascar Masked Owl Tyto soumagnei
Australian Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae
Minahass Masked Owl Tyto inexspectata
Sula Masked Owl Tyto nigrobrunnea
New Britain Masked Owl Tyto aurantia
Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto multipunctata
Asian Bay Owl Phodilus badius
Congo Bay Owl Phodilus prigoginei
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Subfamily Striginae (Typical Owls)
White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus
Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
Cinnamon Scops Owl Otus icterorhynchus
Andaman Scops Owl Otus balli
Sokoke Scops Owl Otus irenae
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis
Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mindorensis
Mindanao Scops Owl Otus mirus
Celebes Scops Owl Otus manadensis
Flores Scops Owl Otus alfredi
Javan Scops Owl Otus angelinae
Simeulue Scops Owl Otus umbra
Sao Tome Scops Owl Otus hartlaubi
Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus
Malagasy Scops Owl Otus rutilus
Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii
Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl Otus lempiji
Philipine Scops Owl Otus megalotis
Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus
Mentawai Scops Owl Otus mentawi
Wallace's Scops Owl Otus silvicola
White-faced Scops Owl Otus leucotis
Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio
Western Screech Owl Otus kennicotti
Balsas Screech Owl Otus seductus
Pacific Screech Owl Otus cooperi
Whiskered Screech Owl Otus trichopsis
Tropical Screech Owl Otus choliba
Long-tufted Screech Owl Otus sanctaecatarina
Peruvian Screech Owl Otus roboratus
Maria Koepcke's Screech Owl Otus koepckeae
Bare-shanked Screech Owl Otus clarkii
Bridled Screech Owl Otus barbarus
Cloud Forest Screech Owl Otus marshalli
Rufescent Screech Owl Otus ingens
Colombian Screech Owl Otus colombianus
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl Otus watsonii
Black-capped Screech Owl Otus atricapillus
Vermiculated Screech Owl Otus guatemalae
Puerto Rican Owl Otus nudipes
Cuban Screech Owl Otus lawrencii
Palau Owl Otus podarginus
White-throated Owl Otus albogularis
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Giant Scops Owl Mimizuku gurneyi
Maned Owl Jubula lettii
Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata
Band-tailed Owl pulsatrix melanota
Tawny-browed Owl, White-chinned Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Northern Eagle Owl, Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
Desert Eagle Owl, Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis
Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis
Spotted Eagle Owl, African Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
Fraser's Eagle Owl Bubo poensis
Forest Eagle Owl, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis
Bared Eagle Owl, Malay Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus
Shelley's Eagle Owl Bubo shelleyi
Milky Eagle Owl, Giant Eagle Owl, Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus
Sooty Eagle Owl, Akun Eagle Owl Bubo leucostictus
Philippine Eagle Owl Bubo philippensis
Blakiston's Fish Owl Bubo blakistoni
Brown Fish Owl Bubo zeylonensis
Tawny Fish Owl Bubo flavipes
Buffy Fish Owl, Malay Fish Owl Bubo ketupu
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri
Vermiculated Fishing Owl Scotopelia bouvieri
Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata
Black and White Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula
Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba albitarsus
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordi
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
Eurasian Tawny Owl, Tawny Wood Owl Strix aluco
Hume's Tawny Owl, Desert Owl Strix butleri
Barred Owl Strix varia
Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens
Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
Great Gray Owl, Lapp Owl Strix nebulosa
Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila
Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes
Northern Hawk Owl Strix ulula
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Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodei
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium passerinum
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
Least Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium minutissimum
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii
Cuban Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium siju
Red-chested Owlet
Glaucidium tephronotum
Chestnut-backed Owlet, Splendid Owlet
Glaucidium sjostedti
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Chestnut-winged Owlet, Spadiced Owlet Glaucidium castanopterum
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capensi
Albertine Owlet, Prigogine's Owlet Glaucidium albertinum
Long-whiskered Owlet Xenoglaux loweryi
Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi
Little Owl Athene noctua
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
Boreal Owl, Tengmalm's Owl, Richardson's Owl Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
Buff-fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii
Papuan Hawk Owl Uroglaux dimorpha
Rufous Hawk Owl Ninox rufa
Powerful Owl Ninox stredua
Barking Owl, Winking Owl Ninox connivens
Boobook Owl Ninox novaeseelandiae
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
Andaman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis
Madagascar Hawk Owl Ninox superciliaris
Philippine Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis
Ochre-bellied Hawk Owl Ninox ochracea
Moluccan Hawk Owl Ninox squamipila
Jungle Hawk Owl, Chestnut Hawk Owl Ninox theomacha
Admiralty Hawk Owl Ninox meeki
Speckled Hawk Owl Ninox punctulata
Bismarck Hawk Owl Ninox variegata
New Britain Hawk Owl Ninox odiosa
Solomon Hawk Owl Ninox jacquinoti
Laughing Owl, White-faced Owl Sceloglaux albifacies
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Striped Owl Asio clamator
Stygian Owl Asio stygius
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Madagascar Long-eared Owl Asio madagascariensis
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus
Fearful Owl Nesasio solomonensis
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