Owls

Strigidae · 222 species

Owls (Strigidae) is a family of 222 bird species in the order Strigiformes. They live mostly in forest, woodland, shrubland habitats. The smallest is the Elf Owl and the largest the Blakiston's Fish Owl.

Abyssinian Owl Asio abyssinicus
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Akun Eagle-Owl Bubo leucostictus
Albertine Owlet Glaucidium albertinum
Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis
Andaman Scops Owl Otus balli
Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii
Anjouan Scops Owl Otus capnodes
Annobon Scops Owl Otus feae
Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana
Australian Boobook Ninox boobook
Baja Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hoskinsii
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 Bubo sumatranus
Barred Owl Strix varia
Bearded Screech Owl Megascops barbarus
Biak Scops Owl Otus beccarii
Black-and-white Owl Ciccaba nigrolineata
Black-banded Owl Ciccaba huhula
Black-capped Screech Owl Megascops atricapilla
Blakiston's Fish Owl Bubo 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 Owlet Glaucidium castaneum
Chestnut-backed Owlet Glaucidium castanotum
Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi
Christmas Boobook Ninox natalis
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 Glaucidium 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 Bubo coromandus
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 Nesasio solomonensis
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum
Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus
Flores Scops Owl Otus alfredi
Forest Owlet Athene blewitti
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens
Giant Scops Owl Otus gurneyi
Glaucidium tucumanum Glaucidium tucumanum
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Guadalcanal Boobook Ninox granti
Guatemalan Pygmy Owl Glaucidium cobanense
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 Pseudoscops 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
Least Boobook Ninox sumbaensis
Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
Little Owl Athene noctua
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
Makira Owl Ninox roseoaxillaris
Malaita Boobook Ninox malaitae
Maned Owl Jubula lettii
Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis
Manus Boobook Ninox meeki
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Mayotte Scops Owl Otus mayottensis
Megascops colombianus Megascops colombianus
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 Ciccaba virgata
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata
Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
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 californicum
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 Pyrroglaux podargina
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
Pernambuco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium mooreorum
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Philippine Eagle-Owl Bubo philippensis
Philippine Scops Owl Otus megalotis
Powerful Owl Ninox strenua
Puerto Rican Owl Megascops nudipes
Rainforest Scops Owl Otus rutilus
Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii
Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens
Rinjani Scops Owl Otus jolandae
Romblon Boobook Ninox spilonotus
Rufescent Screech Owl Megascops ingens
Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri
Rufous Owl Ninox rufa
Rufous-banded Owl Ciccaba 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 Bubo shelleyi
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Siau Scops Owl Otus siaoensis
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 Bubo 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
Sumba Boobook Ninox rudolfi
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
Togian Boobook Ninox burhani
Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi
Ural Owl Strix uralensis
Vermiculated Fishing Owl Scotopelia bouvieri
Vermiculated Screech-owl Megascops vermiculatus
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
Wallace's Scops Owl Otus silvicola
West Peruvian Screech Owl Megascops roboratus
West Solomons Owl Ninox 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