Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Typical owls Great Horned Owl Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy-owls Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Nyctea: Snowy Owl Otus: scops-owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk-owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (Family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls. Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae: Typical owls Family Tytonidae: Barn owls The nearly 200 species are: White-fronted Scops-Owl, Otus sagittatus Andaman Scops-Owl, Otus balli Reddish Scops-Owl, Otus rufescens Sandy Scops-Owl, Otus icterorhynchus Sokoke Scops-Owl, Otus ireneae Flores Scops-Owl, Otus alfredi Mountain Scops-Owl, Otus spilocephalus Rajah Scops-Owl, Otus brookii Javan Scops-Owl, Otus angelinae Mentawai Scops-Owl, Otus mentawi Indian Scops-Owl, Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops-Owl, Otus lettia Sunda Scops-Owl, Otus lempiji Japanese Scops-Owl, Otus semitorques Wallace's Scops-Owl, Otus silvicola Palawan Scops-Owl, Otus fuliginosus Philippine Scops-Owl, Otus megalotis Mindanao Scops-Owl, Otus mirus Luzon Scops-Owl, Otus longicornis Mindoro Scops-Owl, Otus mindorensis Pallid Scops-Owl, Otus brucei African Scops-Owl, Otus senegalensis European Scops Owl, Otus scops Oriental Scops-Owl, Otus sunia Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus Moluccan Scops-Owl, Otus magicus Mantanani Scops-Owl, Otus mantananensis Ryukyu Scops-Owl, Otus elegans Sulawesi Scops-Owl, Otus manadensis Sangihe Scops-Owl, Otus collari Biak Scops-Owl, Otus beccarii Seychelles Scops-Owl, Otus insularis Simeulue Scops-Owl, Otus umbra Enggano Scops-Owl, Otus enganensis Nicobar Scops-Owl, Otus alius Pemba Scops-Owl, Otus pembaensis Comoro Scops-Owl, Otus pauliani Anjouan Scops-Owl, Otus capnodes Moheli Scops-Owl, Otus moheliensis Mayotte Scops-Owl, Otus mayottensis Malagasy Scops-Owl, Otus rutilus Torotoroka Scops-Owl, Otus madagascariensis Sao Tome Scops-Owl, Otus hartlaubi Western Screech-Owl, Otus kennicottii Balsas Screech-Owl, Otus seductus Pacific Screech-Owl, Otus cooperi Whiskered Screech-Owl, Otus trichopsis Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio Tropical Screech-Owl, Otus choliba Koepcke's Screech-Owl, Otus koepckeae West Peruvian Screech-Owl, Otus roboratus Bare-shanked Screech-Owl, Otus clarkii Bearded Screech-Owl, Otus barbarus Rufescent Screech-Owl, Otus ingens Colombian Screech-Owl, Otus colombianus Cinnamon Screech-Owl, Otus petersoni Cloud-forest Screech-Owl, Otus marshalli Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, Otus watsonii Guatemalan Screech-Owl, Otus guatemalae Vermiculated Screech-Owl, Otus vermiculatus Hoy's Screech-Owl, Otus hoyi Variable Screech-Owl, Otus atricapillus Long-tufted Screech-Owl, Otus sanctaecatarinae Puerto Rican Screech-Owl, Otus nudipes White-throated Screech-Owl, Otus albogularis Palau Owl, Pyrroglaux podarginus Cuban Screech-Owl, Gymnoglaux lawrencii Northern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis leucotis Southern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti Mindanao Eagle-Owl, Mimizuku gurneyi See horned owl for more on the following horned and eagle owls). Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus Magellanic Horned Owl, Bubo magellanicus Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Bubo bubo Rock Eagle-Owl, Bubo bengalensis Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Bubo ascalaphus Cape Eagle-Owl, Bubo capensis Spotted Eagle-Owl, Bubo africanus Grayish Eagle-Owl, Bubo cinerascens Fraser's Eagle-Owl, Bubo poensis Usambara Eagle-Owl, Bubo vosseleri Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, Bubo nipalensis Barred Eagle-Owl, Bubo sumatranus Shelley's Eagle-Owl, Bubo shelleyi Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Bubo lacteus Dusky Eagle-Owl, Bubo coromandus 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, Bubo ketupu Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiaca Pel's Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia peli Rufous Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia ussheri Vermiculated Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia bouvieri Tawny Owl Spotted Wood-Owl, Strix seloputo Mottled Wood-Owl, Strix ocellata Brown Wood-Owl, Strix leptogrammica Tawny Owl, Strix aluco Hume's Owl, Strix butleri Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis Barred Owl, Strix varia Fulvous Owl, Strix fulvescens Rusty-barred Owl, Strix hylophila Rufous-legged Owl, Strix rufipes Chaco Owl, Strix chacoensis Ural Owl, Strix uralensis Pere David's Owl, Strix davidi Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa African Wood-Owl, Strix woodfordii Mottled Owl, Ciccaba virgata Black-and-white Owl, Ciccaba nigrolineata Black-banded Owl, Ciccaba huhula Rufous-banded Owl, Ciccaba albitarsis Crested Owl, Lophostrix cristata Maned Owl, Jubula lettii Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata Tawny-browed Owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana Band-bellied Owl, Pulsatrix melanota Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula Eurasian Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium passerinum Collared Owlet, Glaucidium brodiei Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum Northern Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium californicum Mountain Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium gnoma Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium cobanense Cape Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium hoskinsii Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium costaricanum Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium nubicola Andean Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium jardinii Colima Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium palmarum Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium sanchezi Central American Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium griseiceps Subtropical Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium parkeri Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium bolivianum Amazonian Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium hardyi Least Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium minutissimum Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium brasilianum Tucuman Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium tucumanum Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium peruanum Austral Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium nanum Cuban Pygmy-Owl, Glaucidium siju Red-chested Owlet, Glaucidium tephronotum Sjostedt's Owlet, Glaucidium sjostedti Asian Barred Owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides Javan Owlet, Glaucidium castanopterum Jungle Owlet, Glaucidium radiatum Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum African Barred Owlet, Glaucidium capense Chestnut Owlet, Glaucidium castaneum Albertine Owlet, Glaucidium albertinum Long-whiskered Owlet, Xenoglaux loweryi Elf Owl, Micrathene whitneyi Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia Spotted Owlet, Athene brama Forest Owlet, Athene blewitti Little Owl, Athene noctua Tengmalm's Owl or Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus Unspotted Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius ridgwayi Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii Rufous Owl, Ninox rufa Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua Barking Owl, Ninox connivens Sumba Boobook, Ninox rudolfi Southern Boobook, Ninox novaeseelandiae, sometimes split as Morepork, Ninox novaeseelandiae, Southern Boobook, Ninox boobook Andaman Hawk-Owl, Ninox affinis Brown Hawk-Owl, Ninox scutulata White-browed Owl, Ninox superciliaris Philippine Hawk-Owl, Ninox philippensis Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl, Ninox ochracea Cinnabar Hawk-Owl, Ninox ios Moluccan Hawk-Owl, Ninox squamipila Christmas Island Hawk-Owl, Ninox natalis Jungle Hawk-Owl, Ninox theomacha Manus 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 Papuan Hawk-Owl, Uroglaux dimorpha Jamaican Owl, Pseudoscops grammicus Striped Owl, Pseudoscops clamator Stygian Owl, Asio stygius Long-eared Owl, Asio otus African Long-eared Owl, Asio abyssinicus Madagascar Long-eared Owl, Asio madagascariensis Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus Marsh Owl, Asio capensis Fearful Owl Nesasio solomonensis See also: Barn owls External Link [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177854 ITIS - Strigidae Taxonomy] This article is from Wikipedia. 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