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Great Horned Owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Vigors, 1825
Genera
Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox 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. Download high resolution version (650x640, 59 KB) here File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... {{Taxobox - | color = pink - | name = Great Horned Owl - | image = Bubo virginianus1. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is a member of any of some 220+ (222 currently known) species of solitary, mainly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840) was an Irish zoologist and politician. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Species Aegolius is a small genus of owls. ... Species 17, see text The horned owls are a genus (Bubo) of 17 species of typical owls which are found in many parts of the world. ... A Pygmy Owl is a member of genus Glaucidium of family Strigidae (the owls) of order Strigiformes. ... Binomial name Micrathene whitneyi (Cooper, 1861) The Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) is a member of the family Strigidae that lives in the Southwestern United States. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Species many, see species list The scops owls, known as screech owls in the Americas are small owls in the genus Otus of the typical owl family Strigidae. ... Species 15, see text. ... Binomial name Surnia ulula (Linnaeus, 1758) The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized owl. ... Binomial name Xenoglaux loweryi (ONeill & Graves,GR, 1977) The Long-whiskered Owl is a tiny owl that lives strictly in a limited range in the Andes mountains in northern Peru. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is a member of any of some 220+ (222 currently known) species of solitary, mainly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Binomial name Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae. ...

The nearly 200 species are:

• White-fronted Scops Owl, Otus sagittatus
• Andaman Scops Owl, Otus balli
• Reddish Scops Owl, Otus rufescens
• Serendib Scops Owl, Otus thilohoffmanni
• 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 (bakkamoena) 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. Binomial name Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda & Rasmussen, 2004 The Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni is the most recently discovered bird in Sri Lanka. ... Binomial name Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769 The Indian Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from eastern Arabia through India, except the far north, and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. ... Binomial name Otus lettia Hodgson, 1836 The Collared Scops Owl, Otus lettia, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China. ... Binomial name Otus semitorques Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 The Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques, is an owl which is a resident breeder in Japan. ... Binomial name Otus megalotis Walden, 1879 The Philippine Scops Owl (Otus megalotis) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. ... Binomial name Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Scops Owl (Otus scops), also known as the Eurasian Scops Owl or just Scops Owl, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Otus sunia Hodgson, 1836 The Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia is a species of Scops owl found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Otus flammeolus Kaup, 1853 The Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) is a small, nocturnal, predatory owl approximately 15 cm (6 in) long with a 36 cm (14 in) wingspan. ... Binomial name Otus pauliani (Benson, 1960) The Comoro Scops Owl, Otus pauliani, is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands. ... Binomial name Otus capnodes (Gurney, 1889) The Anjouan Scops Owl, Otus capnodes, is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands. ... Binomial name Otus moheliensis (Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998) The Moheli Scops Owl, Otus moheliensis, is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands. ... Binomial name Otus kennicottii (Elliot, 1867) The Western Screech Owl, Otus kennicottii, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) is a small owl. ... Species 17, see text The horned owls are a genus (Bubo) of 17 species of typical owls which are found in many parts of the world. ...

• 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

{{Taxobox - | color = pink - | name = Great Horned Owl - | image = Bubo virginianus1. ... Binomial name Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of horned owl resident in much of Europe and Asia. ... Binomial name Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831) The Rock Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis is a species of large horned owl found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Bubo africanus Temminck, 1821 Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus) is a species of the Horned owls. ... Binomial name Bubo nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 The Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, also known as the Forest Eagle Owl, Bubo nipalensis is a large bird of prey with a formiddable appearance. ... Binomial name Bubo lacteus Temminck, 1820 Verreauxs Eagle Owl is a member of the order Strigidae-genus Bubo lacteus and is one of the largest of the worlds owls. ... Binomial name Bubo blakistoni ( Seebohm, 1884) The Blakistons Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is an owl. ... Binomial name Bubo zeylonensis Gmelin, 1788 The Brown Fish Owl, Bubo zeylonensis, formerly Ketupa zeylonensis, is an owl. ... Binomial name Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. ... Tawny Owl, my picture released to public domain This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, jimfbleak. ... Binomial name Strix ocellata (Lesson, 1839) The Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata is a species of medium sized owl found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Strix leptogrammica Temminck, 1831 The Brown Wood Owl, Strix leptogrammica, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China. ... Binomial name Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758 The Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) is a species of owl resident in much of Europe and southern Russia. ... Binomial name Strix butleri Hume, 1878 The Hume’s Owl or Hume’s Tawny Owl (Strix butleri) is a species of owl. ... Binomial name Strix occidentalis Xantus de Vesey, 1860 The Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis, is a species of owl. ... Binomial name Strix varia Barton, 1799 The barred owl, Strix varia, is a large owl. ... Binomial name Strix uralensis Pallas, 1771 The Ural Owl (Strix uralensis ) is a medium-large nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia. ... Binomial name Strix nebulosa Forster, 1772 The Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl. ... Binomial name Ciccaba virgata Cassin, 1849 Synonyms Strix virgata The Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata is a medium sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. ... Binomial name Pulsatrix perspicillata (Latham, 1790) The Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata, is a large tropical owl. ... Binomial name Surnia ulula (Linnaeus, 1758) The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized owl. ... Binomial name Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, is a tiny owl. ... Binomial name Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot, 1817) The Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) is an owl which breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. ... Binomial name Glaucidium brasilianum Gmelin, 1788 The Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a small owl that breeds in the southern USA, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina. ... Binomial name Glaucidium radiatum (Tickell, 1833) The Jungle Owlet or Barred Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum is found in India. ... Binomial name Glaucidium castanonotum Blyth, 1846 The Chestnut-backed Owlet, Glaucidium castanonotum, is an owl which is endemic to Sri Lanka. ... Kingdom: Animalia Phyllum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Familly: Strigidae Genus: Xenoglaux Species: X. loweryi The Long-whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) is a tiny owl that lives strictly in a limited range in the Andes mountains. ... Binomial name Micrathene whitneyi (Cooper, 1861) The Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) is a member of the family Strigidae that lives in the Southwestern United States. ... Binomial name Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) The Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Athene brahma (Temminck, 1821) The Spotted Owlet (Athene brahma) is an owl which breeds in tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a species of owl resident in much of temperate Europe. ... Binomial name Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Tengmalms Owl, Aegolius funereus, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Aegolius acadicus (Gmelin, 1788) The Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) is a small owl. ... Binomial name Aegolius ridgwayi (Alfaro, 1905) The Unspotted Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius ridgwayi, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Aegolius harrisii Cassin, 1849 The Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Ninox strenua (Latham, 1802) The Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) is a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Ninox connivens (Latham, 1802) The Barking Owl or Winking Owl is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea. ... Binomial name Ninox novaeseelandiae ( Gmelin, 1788) The Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae), also called the mopoke, is a small brown owl found mainly in New Zealand and the more fertile and temperate parts of Australia. ... Binomial name Ninox scutulata Raffles, 1822 The Brown Hawk Owl, Ninox scutulata, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to western Indonesia and south China. ... Binomial name Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. ... Binomial name Asio flammeus (Pontopiddan, 1763) The Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus is a species of owl which breed in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galapagos. ... Binomial name Asio capensis (Smith, 1834) The Marsh Owl, Asio capensis, is a species of owl which is a mainly resident breeder in Africa and Madagascar. ...

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