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Owls of the World

BiologyBase Checklist Index  

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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