Strigidae
Typical Owls
- Megascops (Screech Owls)
- Pyrroglaux podargina (Palau Owl)
- Gymnoglaux lawrencii (Bare-legged Owl)
- Ptilopsis (White-faced Owls)
- Mimizuku gurneyi (Giant Scops Owl)
- Bubo (Eagle Owls, Horned Owls, Snowy Owl and relatives)
- Ketupa (Brown Fish Owl and relatives)
- Scotopelia (Fishing Owls)
- Strix (Wood Owls)
- Jubula lettii (Maned Owl)
- Lophostrix cristata (Crested Owl)
- Pulsatrix (Spectacled Owl and relatives)
- Surnia ulula (Northern Hawk-Owl)
- Glaucidium (Pygmy Owls, Owlets)
- Xenoglaux loweryi (Long-whiskered Owlet)
- Micrathene whitneyi (Elf Owl)
- Athene (Little Owl and relatives)
- Heteroglaux blewitti (Forest Owlet)
- Aegolius (Boreal Owl and relatives)
- Ninox (Boobooks, Hawk-owls)
- Uroglaux dimorpha (Papuan Hawk-Owl)
- Pseudoscops (Jamaican Owl and relatives)
- Nesasio solomonensis (Fearful Owl)
- Asio (Stygian Owl and relatives)
- Otus (Scops Owls) (non-monophyletic)
References
König, C., Weick, F., and Becking, J-H. 1999. Owls: a guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press.
Marks, J. S. , R. J. Cannings and H. Mikkola1999. Strigidae (Typical Owls). Volume 5: Barn Owls to Hummingbirds. Pages 76-242 in del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J., eds. Handbook of the birds of the world. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
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