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Northern Boobook
Ninox japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Ninox japonica (the northern boobook) is a hawk owl species with two subspecies …
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822)
The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata) is a medium nocturnal owl resident across mo…
Australian Boobook
Ninox boobook (Latham, 1801)
The Australian boobook is the smallest mainland Australian owl, found across Aus…
Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Ninox novaeseelandiae, the morepork, is a small owl native to New Zealand and No…
Morepork
Ninox novaeseelandiae leucopsis (Gould, 1838)
This is a detailed description of the morepork subspecies Ninox novaeseelandiae …
Ryukyu Scops-Owl
Otus elegans (Cassin, 1852)
Otus elegans, the Ryukyu scops owl, is a small rare owl found in East Asian trop…
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836)
Otus sunia, the oriental scops owl, is a small variably plumaged owl found acros…
Eurasian Scops-Owl
Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758)
Otus scops, the Eurasian scops owl, is a small migratory owl with characteristic…
Mountain Scops-Owl
Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846)
Otus spilocephalus, the mountain or spotted scops owl, is a Strigidae owl rangin…
Pallid Scops-Owl
Otus brucei (Hume, 1872)
The pallid scops owl is a small-eared owl with a range spanning from the Middle …
African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837)
Otus senegalensis, the African scops owl, is a small endemic owl of sub-Saharan …
Collared Scops-Owl
Otus lettia (Hodgson, 1836)
The collared scops owl (Otus lettia) is a partially migratory South Asian owl, t…
Sunda Scops-Owl
Otus lempiji (Horsfield, 1821)
Otus lempiji is a small owl with distinct markings found across parts of Southea…
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769
Otus bakkamoena, the Indian scops owl, is a small nocturnal owl found from easte…
Madagascar Scops-Owl
Otus rutilus (Pucheran, 1849)
Otus rutilus, the Madagascar scops owl, is a small endemic owl of Madagascar wit…
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The long - eared owl (Asio otus) is a medium - sized, slim owl with erectile ear…
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread medium-sized owl that feeds …
Marsh Owl
Asio capensis (A.Smith, 1834)
Asio capensis, the marsh owl, is a medium-sized owl with a fragmented distributi…
Stygian Owl
Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832)
Asio stygius, the Stygian owl, is a dark-medium sized owl with several variably …
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot, 1808)
Pseudoscops clamator, the striped owl, is a large nocturnal owl native to Centra…
Buffy Fish-Owl
Ketupa ketupu (Horsfield, 1821)
Ketupa ketupu, the buffy fish owl, is the smallest fish owl species found across…
Tawny Fish-Owl
Ketupa flavipes (Hodgson, 1836)
Ketupa flavipes, the tawny fish owl, is a large fish-hunting owl species found a…
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
Ketupa zeylonensis, the brown fish owl, is a large fish-adapted owl resident acr…
Blakiston's Fish-Owl
Bubo blakistoni Seebohm, 1884
Blakiston's fish owl, the largest living owl species, lives in undisturbed old-g…
