List of owl species

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The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 254 species of owl which are distributed among 25 genera in two families. The 20 species of genera Tyto and Phodilus, the barn owls, are in family Tytonidae. The other 234 species are in family Strigidae, the "typical owls". Five species on the list are extinct; they are marked (X).[1] For a partial list with additional information, see the article "List of Strigiformes by population".

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name Binomial name IOC sequence
Greater sooty owl Tyto tenebricosa 1
Lesser sooty owl Tyto multipunctata 2
Minahassa masked owl Tyto inexspectata 3
Taliabu masked owl Tyto nigrobrunnea 4
Moluccan masked owl Tyto sororcula 5
Manus masked owl Tyto manusi 6
Golden masked owl Tyto aurantia 7
Australian masked owl Tyto novaehollandiae 8
Sulawesi masked owl Tyto rosenbergii 9
Red owl Tyto soumagnei 10
Western barn owl Tyto alba 11
American barn owl Tyto furcata 12
Eastern barn owl Tyto javanica 13
Andaman masked owl Tyto deroepstorffi 14
Ashy-faced owl Tyto glaucops 15
African grass owl Tyto capensis 16
Eastern grass owl Tyto longimembris 17
Congo bay owl Phodilus prigoginei 18
Oriental bay owl Phodilus badius 19
Sri Lanka bay owl Phodilus assimilis 20
Papuan hawk-owl Uroglaux dimorpha 21
Laughing owl (X) Ninox albifacies 22
Rufous owl Ninox rufa 23
Powerful owl Ninox strenua 24
Barking owl Ninox connivens 25
Sumba boobook Ninox rudolfi 26
Australian boobook Ninox boobook 27
Rote boobook Ninox rotiensis 28
Timor boobook Ninox fusca 29
Alor boobook Ninox plesseni 30
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae 31
Northern boobook Ninox japonica 32
Brown hawk-owl Ninox scutulata 33
Hume's hawk-owl Ninox obscura 34
Chocolate boobook Ninox randi 35
Andaman hawk-owl Ninox affinis 36
Luzon hawk-owl Ninox philippensis 37
Mindanao hawk-owl Ninox spilocephala 38
Camiguin hawk-owl Ninox leventisi 39
Sulu hawk-owl Ninox reyi 40
Cebu hawk-owl Ninox rumseyi 41
Romblon hawk-owl Ninox spilonotus 42
Mindoro hawk-owl Ninox mindorensis 43
Little Sumba hawk-owl Ninox sumbaensis 44
Togian boobook Ninox burhani 45
Ochre-bellied boobook Ninox ochracea 46
Cinnabar boobook Ninox ios 47
Halmahera boobook Ninox hypogramma 48
Buru boobook Ninox hantu 49
Seram boobook Ninox squamipila 50
Tanimbar boobook Ninox forbesi 51
Christmas boobook Ninox natalis 52
Manus boobook Ninox meeki 53
Papuan boobook Ninox theomacha 54
Speckled boobook Ninox punctulata 55
New Britain boobook Ninox odiosa 56
New Ireland boobook Ninox variegata 57
Bare-legged owl Margarobyas lawrencii 58
Collared owlet Taenioptynx brodiei 59
Sunda owlet Taenioptynx sylvaticus 60
Elf owl Micrathene whitneyi 61
Long-whiskered owlet Xenoglaux loweryi 62
Boreal owl Aegolius funereus 63
Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus 64
Bermuda saw-whet owl (X) Aegolius gradyi 65
Unspotted saw-whet owl Aegolius ridgwayi 66
Buff-fronted owl Aegolius harrisii 67
Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia 68
Spotted owlet Athene brama 69
Little owl Athene noctua 70
White-browed owl Athene superciliaris 71
Forest owlet Athene blewitti 72
West Solomons owl Athene jacquinoti 73
Guadalcanal owl Athene granti 74
Malaita owl Athene malaitae 75
Makira owl Athene roseoaxillaris 76
Northern hawk-owl Surnia ulula 77
Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum 78
Pearl-spotted owlet Glaucidium perlatum 79
Red-chested owlet Glaucidium tephronotum 80
Sjöstedt's barred owlet Glaucidium sjostedti 81
Asian barred owlet Glaucidium cuculoides 82
Javan owlet Glaucidium castanopterum 83
Jungle owlet Glaucidium radiatum 84
Chestnut-backed owlet Glaucidium castanotum 85
African barred owlet Glaucidium capense 86
Albertine owlet Glaucidium albertinum 87
Northern pygmy owl Glaucidium californicum 88
Mountain pygmy owl Glaucidium gnoma 89
Baja pygmy owl Glaucidium hoskinsii 90
Guatemalan pygmy owl Glaucidium cobanense 91
Costa Rican pygmy owl Glaucidium costaricanum 92
Cloud-forest pygmy owl Glaucidium nubicola 93
Andean pygmy owl Glaucidium jardinii 94
Yungas pygmy owl Glaucidium bolivianum 95
Colima pygmy owl Glaucidium palmarum 96
Tamaulipas pygmy owl Glaucidium sanchezi 97
Central American pygmy owl Glaucidium griseiceps 98
Subtropical pygmy owl Glaucidium parkeri 99
Amazonian pygmy owl Glaucidium hardyi 100
East Brazilian pygmy owl Glaucidium minutissimum 101
Pernambuco pygmy owl Glaucidium mooreorum 102
Ferruginous pygmy owl Glaucidium brasilianum 103
Pacific pygmy owl Glaucidium peruanum 104
Austral pygmy owl Glaucidium nana 105
Cuban pygmy owl Glaucidium siju 106
Giant scops owl Otus gurneyi 107
White-fronted scops owl Otus sagittatus 108
Reddish scops owl Otus rufescens 109
Serendib scops owl Otus thilohoffmanni 110
Sandy scops owl Otus icterorhynchus 111
Sokoke scops owl Otus ireneae 112
Andaman scops owl Otus balli 113
Flores scops owl Otus alfredi 114
Mountain scops owl Otus spilocephalus 115
Javan scops owl Otus angelinae 116
Mindanao scops owl Otus mirus 117
Luzon scops owl Otus longicornis 118
Mindoro scops owl Otus mindorensis 119
Sao Tome scops owl Otus hartlaubi 120
Torotoroka scops owl Otus madagascariensis 121
Rainforest scops owl Otus rutilus 122
Mayotte scops owl Otus mayottensis 123
Karthala scops owl Otus pauliani 124
Anjouan scops owl Otus capnodes 125
Moheli scops owl Otus moheliensis 126
Reunion owl (X) Otus grucheti 127
Mauritius owl (X) Otus sauzieri 128
Rodrigues owl (X) Otus murivorus 129
Pemba scops owl Otus pembaensis 130
Eurasian scops owl Otus scops 131
Cyprus scops owl Otus cyprius 132
Pallid scops owl Otus brucei 133
Arabian scops owl Otus pamelae 134
African scops owl Otus senegalensis 135
Annobon scops owl Otus feae 136
Socotra scops owl Otus socotranus 137
Oriental scops owl Otus sunia 138
Ryukyu scops owl Otus elegans 139
Moluccan scops owl Otus magicus 140
Sula scops owl Otus sulaensis 141
Biak scops owl Otus beccarii 142
Sulawesi scops owl Otus manadensis 143
Banggai scops owl Otus mendeni 144
Siau scops owl Otus siaoensis 145
Sangihe scops owl Otus collari 146
Mantanani scops owl Otus mantananensis 147
Seychelles scops owl Otus insularis 148
Nicobar scops owl Otus alius 149
Simeulue scops owl Otus umbra 150
Enggano scops owl Otus enganensis 151
Mentawai scops owl Otus mentawi 152
Rajah scops owl Otus brookii 153
Indian scops owl Otus bakkamoena 154
Collared scops owl Otus lettia 155
Japanese scops owl Otus semitorques 156
Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji 157
Philippine scops owl Otus megalotis 158
Negros scops owl Otus nigrorum 159
Everett's scops owl Otus everetti 160
Palawan scops owl Otus fuliginosus 161
Wallace's scops owl Otus silvicola 162
Rinjani scops owl Otus jolandae 163
Palau owl Otus podarginus 164
Northern white-faced owl Ptilopsis leucotis 165
Southern white-faced owl Ptilopsis granti 166
Jamaican owl Asio grammicus 167
Striped owl Asio clamator 168
Long-eared owl Asio otus 169
Abyssinian owl Asio abyssinicus 170
Madagascar owl Asio madagascariensis 171
Stygian owl Asio stygius 172
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus 173
Marsh owl Asio capensis 174
Fearful owl Asio solomonensis 175
Maned owl Jubula lettii 176
Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus 177
Great horned owl Bubo virginianus 178
Lesser horned owl Bubo magellanicus 179
Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo 180
Indian eagle-owl Bubo bengalensis 181
Pharaoh eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus 182
Cape eagle-owl Bubo capensis 183
Arabian eagle-owl Bubo milesi 184
Greyish eagle-owl Bubo cinerascens 185
Spotted eagle-owl Bubo africanus 186
Fraser's eagle-owl Bubo poensis 187
Usambara eagle-owl Bubo vosseleri 188
Verreaux's eagle-owl Bubo lacteus 189
Shelley's eagle-owl Bubo shelleyi 190
Barred eagle-owl Bubo sumatranus 191
Spot-bellied eagle-owl Bubo nipalensis 192
Dusky eagle-owl Bubo coromandus 193
Akun eagle-owl Bubo leucostictus 194
Philippine eagle-owl Bubo philippensis 195
Blakiston's fish owl Bubo blakistoni 196
Pel's fishing owl Scotopelia peli 197
Rufous fishing owl Scotopelia ussheri 198
Vermiculated fishing owl Scotopelia bouvieri 199
Brown fish owl Ketupa zeylonensis 200
Tawny fish owl Ketupa flavipes 201
Buffy fish owl Ketupa ketupu 202
Flammulated owl Psiloscops flammeolus 203
Puerto Rican owl Gymnasio nudipes 204
Whiskered screech owl Megascops trichopsis 205
Bare-shanked screech owl Megascops clarkii 206
White-throated screech owl Megascops albogularis 207
Tropical screech owl Megascops choliba 208
Bearded screech owl Megascops barbarus 209
Pacific screech owl Megascops cooperi 210
Western screech owl Megascops kennicottii 211
Eastern screech owl Megascops asio 212
Balsas screech owl Megascops seductus 213
Middle American screech owl Megascops guatemalae 214
Vermiculated screech owl Megascops vermiculatus 215
Koepcke's screech owl Megascops koepckeae 216
Rufescent screech owl Megascops ingens 217
Cinnamon screech owl Megascops petersoni 218
Cloud-forest screech owl Megascops marshalli 219
Yungas screech owl Megascops hoyi 220
Choco screech owl Megascops centralis 221
Foothill screech owl Megascops roraimae 222
Long-tufted screech owl Megascops sanctaecatarinae 223
Santa Marta screech owl Megascops gilesi 224
West Peruvian screech owl Megascops roboratus 225
Tawny-bellied screech owl Megascops watsonii 226
Black-capped screech owl Megascops atricapilla 227
Spectacled owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 228
Tawny-browed owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana 229
Band-bellied owl Pulsatrix melanota 230
Crested owl Lophostrix cristata 231
Spotted wood owl Strix seloputo 232
Mottled wood owl Strix ocellata 233
Brown wood owl Strix leptogrammica 234
Tawny owl Strix aluco 235
Maghreb owl Strix mauritanica 236
Himalayan owl Strix nivicolum 237
Desert owl Strix hadorami 238
Omani owl Strix butleri 239
Spotted owl Strix occidentalis 240
Barred owl Strix varia 241
Cinereous owl Strix sartorii 242
Fulvous owl Strix fulvescens 243
Rusty-barred owl Strix hylophila 244
Chaco owl Strix chacoensis 245
Rufous-legged owl Strix rufipes 246
Ural owl Strix uralensis 247
Pere David's owl Strix davidi 248
Great grey owl Strix nebulosa 249
African wood owl Strix woodfordii 250
Mottled owl Strix virgata 251
Black-and-white owl Strix nigrolineata 252
Black-banded owl Strix huhula 253
Rufous-banded owl Strix albitarsis 254

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.2)". Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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