List of owl species

The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 250 species of owl which are distributed among 26 genera in two families. The 20 species of genera Tyto and Phidilus, the barn owls, are in family Tytonidae. The other 230 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 nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Greater sooty owlTyto tenebricosa1
Lesser sooty owlTyto multipunctata2
Minahassa masked owlTyto inexspectata3
Taliabu masked owlTyto nigrobrunnea4
Moluccan masked owlTyto sororcula5
Manus masked owlTyto manusi6
Golden masked owlTyto aurantia7
Australian masked owlTyto novaehollandiae8
Sulawesi masked owlTyto rosenbergii9
Red owlTyto soumagnei10
Western barn owlTyto alba11
American barn owlTyto furcata12
Eastern barn owlTyto javanica13
Andaman masked owlTyto deroepstorffi14
Ashy-faced owlTyto glaucops15
African grass owlTyto capensis16
Eastern grass owlTyto longimembris17
Congo bay owlPhodilus prigoginei18
Oriental bay owlPhodilus badius19
Sri Lanka bay owlPhodilus assimilis20
Giant scops owlOtus gurneyi21
White-fronted scops owlOtus sagittatus22
Reddish scops owlOtus rufescens23
Serendib scops owlOtus thilohoffmanni24
Sandy scops owlOtus icterorhynchus25
Sokoke scops owlOtus ireneae26
Andaman scops owlOtus balli27
Flores scops owlOtus alfredi28
Mountain scops owlOtus spilocephalus29
Rajah scops owlOtus brookii30
Javan scops owlOtus angelinae31
Mentawai scops owlOtus mentawi32
Indian scops owlOtus bakkamoena33
Collared scops owlOtus lettia34
Japanese scops owlOtus semitorques35
Sunda scops owlOtus lempiji36
Palawan scops owlOtus fuliginosus37
Philippine scops owlOtus megalotis38
Everett's scops owlOtus everetti39
Negros scops owlOtus nigrorum40
Wallace's scops owlOtus silvicola41
Mindanao scops owlOtus mirus42
Luzon scops owlOtus longicornis43
Mindoro scops owlOtus mindorensis44
Pallid scops owlOtus brucei45
African scops owlOtus senegalensis46
Annobon scops owlOtus feae47
Arabian scops owlOtus pamelae48
Eurasian scops owlOtus scops49
Cyprus scops owlOtus cyprius50
Oriental scops owlOtus sunia51
Socotra scops owlOtus socotranus52
Moluccan scops owlOtus magicus53
Rinjani scops owlOtus jolandae54
Sula scops owlOtus sulaensis55
Siau scops owlOtus siaoensis56
Mantanani scops owlOtus mantananensis57
Ryukyu scops owlOtus elegans58
Sulawesi scops owlOtus manadensis59
Sangihe scops owlOtus collari60
Biak scops owlOtus beccarii61
Seychelles scops owlOtus insularis62
Simeulue scops owlOtus umbra63
Enggano scops owlOtus enganensis64
Nicobar scops owlOtus alius65
Pemba scops owlOtus pembaensis66
Karthala scops owlOtus pauliani67
Anjouan scops owlOtus capnodes68
Moheli scops owlOtus moheliensis69
Mayotte scops owlOtus mayottensis70
Torotoroka scops owlOtus madagascariensis71
Rainforest scops owlOtus rutilus72
Sao Tome scops owlOtus hartlaubi73
Reunion owlOtus grucheti (X)74
Mauritius owlOtus sauzieri (X)75
Rodrigues owlOtus murivorus (X)76
Flammulated owlPsiloscops flammeolus77
Eastern screech owlMegascops asio78
Western screech owlMegascops kennicottii79
Balsas screech owlMegascops seductus80
Pacific screech owlMegascops cooperi81
Whiskered screech owlMegascops trichopsis82
Tropical screech owlMegascops choliba83
West Peruvian screech owlMegascops roboratus84
Koepcke's screech owlMegascops koepckeae85
Bare-shanked screech owlMegascops clarkii86
Bearded screech owlMegascops barbarus87
Rufescent screech owlMegascops ingens88
Cinnamon screech owlMegascops petersoni89
Cloud-forest screech owlMegascops marshalli90
Tawny-bellied screech owlMegascops watsonii91
Middle American screech owlMegascops guatemalae92
Vermiculated screech owlMegascops vermiculatus93
Foothill screech owlMegascops roraimae94
Choco screech owlMegascops centralis95
Yungas screech owlMegascops hoyi96
Black-capped screech owlMegascops atricapilla97
Long-tufted screech owlMegascops sanctaecatarinae98
Puerto Rican owlGymnasio nudipes99
White-throated screech owlMegascops albogularis100
Santa Marta screech owlMegascops gilesi101
Palau owlOtus podarginus102
Bare-legged owlMargarobyas lawrencii103
Northern white-faced owlPtilopsis leucotis104
Southern white-faced owlPtilopsis granti105
Snowy owlBubo scandiacus106
Great horned owlBubo virginianus107
Lesser horned owlBubo magellanicus108
Eurasian eagle-owlBubo bubo109
Indian eagle-owlBubo bengalensis110
Pharaoh eagle-owlBubo ascalaphus111
Cape eagle-owlBubo capensis112
Spotted eagle-owlBubo africanus113
Arabian eagle-owlBubo milesi114
Greyish eagle-owlBubo cinerascens115
Fraser's eagle-owlBubo poensis116
Usambara eagle-owlBubo vosseleri117
Spot-bellied eagle-owlBubo nipalensis118
Barred eagle-owlBubo sumatranus119
Shelley's eagle-owlBubo shelleyi120
Verreaux's eagle-owlBubo lacteus121
Dusky eagle-owlBubo coromandus122
Akun eagle-owlBubo leucostictus123
Philippine eagle-owlBubo philippensis124
Blakiston's fish owlBubo blakistoni125
Brown fish owlKetupa zeylonensis126
Tawny fish owlKetupa flavipes127
Buffy fish owlKetupa ketupu128
Pel's fishing owlScotopelia peli129
Rufous fishing owlScotopelia ussheri130
Vermiculated fishing owlScotopelia bouvieri131
Spotted wood owlStrix seloputo132
Mottled wood owlStrix ocellata133
Brown wood owlStrix leptogrammica134
Tawny owlStrix aluco135
Maghreb owlStrix mauritanica136
Himalayan owlStrix nivicolum137
Omani owlStrix butleri138
Desert owlStrix hadorami139
Spotted owlStrix occidentalis140
Barred owlStrix varia141
Cinereous owlStrix sartorii142
Fulvous owlStrix fulvescens143
Rusty-barred owlStrix hylophila144
Chaco owlStrix chacoensis145
Rufous-legged owlStrix rufipes146
Ural owlStrix uralensis147
Pere David's owlStrix davidi148
Great grey owlStrix nebulosa149
African wood owlStrix woodfordii150
Mottled owlStrix virgata151
Rufous-banded owlStrix albitarsis152
Black-and-white owlStrix nigrolineata153
Black-banded owlStrix huhula154
Maned owlJubula lettii155
Crested owlLophostrix cristata156
Spectacled owlPulsatrix perspicillata157
Tawny-browed owlPulsatrix koeniswaldiana158
Band-bellied owlPulsatrix melanota159
Northern hawk-owlSurnia ulula160
Collared owletTaenioptynx brodiei161
Eurasian pygmy owlGlaucidium passerinum162
Sunda owletTaenioptynx sylvaticum163
Pearl-spotted owletGlaucidium perlatum164
Northern pygmy owlGlaucidium californicum165
Mountain pygmy owlGlaucidium gnoma166
Baja pygmy owlGlaucidium hoskinsii167
Guatemalan pygmy owlGlaucidium cobanense168
Costa Rican pygmy owlGlaucidium costaricanum169
Andean pygmy owlGlaucidium jardinii170
Cloud-forest pygmy owlGlaucidium nubicola171
Yungas pygmy owlGlaucidium bolivianum172
Colima pygmy owlGlaucidium palmarum173
Tamaulipas pygmy owlGlaucidium sanchezi174
Pernambuco pygmy owlGlaucidium mooreorum175
Central American pygmy owlGlaucidium griseiceps176
Subtropical pygmy owlGlaucidium parkeri177
Amazonian pygmy owlGlaucidium hardyi178
East Brazilian pygmy owlGlaucidium minutissimum179
Ferruginous pygmy owlGlaucidium brasilianum180
Pacific pygmy owlGlaucidium peruanum181
Austral pygmy owlGlaucidium nana182
Cuban pygmy owlGlaucidium siju183
Red-chested owletGlaucidium tephronotum184
Sjöstedt's barred owletGlaucidium sjostedti185
Asian barred owletGlaucidium cuculoides186
Javan owletGlaucidium castanopterum187
Jungle owletGlaucidium radiatum188
Chestnut-backed owletGlaucidium castanotum189
African barred owletGlaucidium capense190
Albertine owletGlaucidium albertinum191
Long-whiskered owletXenoglaux loweryi192
Elf owlMicrathene whitneyi193
Little owlAthene noctua194
Spotted owletAthene brama195
Burrowing owlAthene cunicularia196
White-browed owlAthene superciliaris197
Forest owletAthene blewitti198
Boreal owlAegolius funereus199
Northern saw-whet owlAegolius acadicus200
Bermuda saw-whet owlAegolius gradyi (X)201
Unspotted saw-whet owlAegolius ridgwayi202
Buff-fronted owlAegolius harrisii203
Rufous owlNinox rufa204
Togian boobookNinox burhani205
Powerful owlNinox strenua206
Barking owlNinox connivens207
Sumba boobookNinox rudolfi208
Australian boobookNinox boobook209
Rote boobookNinox rotiensis210
Timor boobookNinox fusca211
Alor boobookNinox plesseni212
MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae213
Brown hawk-owlNinox scutulata214
Northern boobookNinox japonica215
Chocolate boobookNinox randi216
Hume's hawk-owlNinox obscura217
Andaman hawk-owlNinox affinis218
Luzon hawk-owlNinox philippensis219
Mindanao hawk-owlNinox spilocephala220
Mindoro hawk-owlNinox mindorensis221
Romblon hawk-owlNinox spilonotus222
Cebu hawk-owlNinox rumseyi223
Camiguin hawk-owlNinox leventisi224
Sulu hawk-owlNinox reyi225
Ochre-bellied boobookNinox ochracea226
Cinnabar boobookNinox ios227
Seram boobookNinox squamipila228
Buru boobookNinox hantu229
Halmahera boobookNinox hypogramma230
Tanimbar boobookNinox forbesi231
Christmas boobookNinox natalis232
Papuan boobookNinox theomacha233
Manus boobookNinox meeki234
Speckled boobookNinox punctulata235
New Ireland boobookNinox variegata236
New Britain boobookNinox odiosa237
Solomons boobookAthene jacquinoti238
Little Sumba hawk-owlNinox sumbaensis239
Papuan hawk-owlUroglaux dimorpha240
Laughing owlNinox albifacies (X)241
Jamaican owlPseudoscops grammicus242
Striped owlAsio clamator243
Fearful owlAsio solomonensis244
Stygian owlAsio stygius245
Long-eared owlAsio otus246
Abyssinian owlAsio abyssinicus247
Madagascan owlAsio madagascariensis248
Short-eared owlAsio flammeus249
Marsh owlAsio capensis250

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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