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Typical owl

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.

The nearly 200 species are: See horned owl for more on the following horned and eagle owls).

Tawny Owl

See also: Barn owls

External Link

[http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177854 ITIS - Strigidae Taxonomy]