Species: Owls (Strigidae), Barn Owls (Tytonidae)

The listing of Owl Species, links to species pages, and images. There are 222 species of owls, which are subdivided into two families; typical owls (Strigidae) and barn owls (Tytonidae).

Spotted Owl

Species

There are 222 species of owls, which are subdivided into two families; typical owls (Strigidae) and barn owls (Tytonidae).

Typical Owls

  • Otus: scops owls, some 65 species
  • 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
  • Horned owls and Eagle owls: Bubo; includes former genera Nyctea and Ketupa, some two dozen species. Please note: Eagle Owl may refer to any of various species of big owls, such as the Eurasian Eagle Owl.
  • Pel’s Fishing Owl, Scotopelia peli
  • Rufous Fishing Owl, Scotopelia ussheri
  • Vermiculated Fishing Owl, Scotopelia bouvieri
  • Strix: earless owls, some 15 species
  • Mottled Owl, Ciccaba virgata : The Mottled Owl is a medium sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts. It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length. They are territorial and found in dry forests and jungles up to 7500 feet above sea level.
  • Black-and-white Owl, Ciccaba nigrolineata
  • Black-banded Owl, Ciccaba huhula
  • Rufous-banded Owl, Ciccaba albitarsis
  • Crested Owl, Lophostrix cristata
  • Maned Owl, Jubula lettii

Genus Phodilus: Bay Owls are barn owls of the genus Phodilus, subfamily Phodilinae

  • Oriental Bay-owl P. badius
    • Samar Bay-owl P. (badius) riverae (probably extinct)
       
  • Congo Bay-owl, P. prigoginei – sometimes placed in Tyto

Fossil Genera

  • Necrobyas (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene – Early Miocene of France)
  • Prosybris (Borgloon Early Oligocene of Hoogbutsel, Belgium? – Early Miocene of France)
  • Nocturnavis
  • Palaeobyas
  • Palaeotyto
  • Selenornis

Sub-Species

Barn Owls aka Delicate Owl, Monkey-Faced Owl, White Owl (Tytonidae – Tyto alba) – also see “Hissing Owl”

Boreal Owls

Collared Scops Owls

Eastern Screech Owls

Elf Owls

Flammulated Owls (Otus flammeolus)

Jungle Owlets

Lesser Sooty Owls

Northern Pygmy Owls

Northern Saw-Whet Owls

Pearl-spotted Owlets

Pygmy Owls

Scops Owls

Screech Owls

Western Screech Owls

Owl Species Pictures

Below are published images of different owl species. Should you like to learn more about any of the below birds, please click on any of the images to go to the respective species page.

Common Night Owl
Barking Owl
Collared Scops Owl
Western Screech Owl
Snowy Owl
European Scops Owls
Little Owls
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Spectacled Owl
Burrowing Owl
Southern Boobook
Northern Hawk Owl
Elf Owl
Flammulated Owl
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Jungle Owlet
Rufous Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Philippine Scopes Owl
Tengmalm's Owl
Spotted Eagle Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Laughing Owls
Verreaux's Eagle Owl
African Scops Owl
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Brown Wood Owl
Spotted Owl
Tawny Owl
Great Grey Owl
Barred Owl
Eastern Screech Owls
Barn Owls
Spot-bellied Owl
Oriental Bay Owl
Stygian Owl
Striped Owl
Spotted Small
Dusky Eagle-owl
Southern White-faced Owl
Northern White-faced Owl
Collared Scops Owl
Torotoroka Scops Owl

More Owl Information


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