Avise's Birds of the World

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Tytonidae (Barn owls)

Extant genera: 2
Extant species: 15
Distribution: Worldwide
Barn Owl
(Tyto alba)




Strigidae (Owls)

Extant genera: 27
Extant species: 180
Distribution: Worldwide
Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)

Eurasian Eagle-Owl
(Bubo bubo)

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
(Bubo lacteus)

Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Burrowing Owl
(Athene cunicularia)
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
(Glaucidium brasilianum)
Eurasian Pygmy Owl
(Glaucidium passerinum)
Pearl-spotted Owlet
(Glaucidium perlatum)
Eastern Screech Owl
(Megascops asio)
Western Screech Owl
(Megascops kennicottii)
Eurasian Scops Owl
(Otus scops)
Spectacled Owl
(Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Barred Owl
(Strix varia)
     
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