[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Strix nebulosa | [authority] Forster, 1772 | [UK] Great Grey Owl | [FR] Chouette lapone | [DE] Bartkauz | [ES] Carabo Lapon | [NL] Laplanduil Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Strix are the wood owls. They are medium to large owls, having a large, rounded […]
Tag: Owls
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Bubo virginianus | [authority] Gmelin, 1788 | [UK] Great Horned Owl | [FR] Grand duc de Virginie | [DE] Virginiauhu | [ES] Buho Americano | [NL] Amerikaanse Oehoe Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Bubo are the largest of the owls. Heavily built with powerful talons […]
Greyish Eagle-Owl (Bubo cinerascens)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Bubo cinerascens | [authority] Guerin-Meneville, 1843 | [UK] Greyish Eagle-Owl | [FR] Grand-duc du Sahel | [DE] Grau-Fleckenuhu | [ES] Buho Ceniciento | [NL] Vale Oehoe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Bubo cinerascens AF e, c, w Genus Members of the genus Bubo are the largest of […]
Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Heteroglaux blewitti | [authority] Hume, 1873 | [UK] Forest Owlet | [FR] Cheveche forestiere | [DE] Blewittkauz | [ES] Mochuelo de Blewitt | [NL] Bossteenuil Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The Forest Owlet Athene (Heteroglaux) blewitti (Forest Spotted Owlet or Blewitt?s Owl), one of the least known endemic birds […]
Forest Eagle-Owl (Bubo nipalensis)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Bubo nipalensis | [authority] Hodgson, 1836 | [UK] Forest Eagle-Owl | [FR] Grand duc du Nepal | [DE] Nepaluhu | [ES] Buho Nepali | [NL] Bosoehoe Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Bubo are the largest of the owls. Heavily built with powerful talons they are […]
Frasers Eagle-Owl (Bubo poensis)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Bubo poensis | [authority] Fraser, 1853 | [UK] Frasers Eagle-Owl | [FR] Grand duc cornu | [DE] Guineauhu | [ES] Buho de Guinea | [NL] Kleine Oehoe Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Bubo poensis AF c, w Genus Members of the genus Bubo are the largest of […]
Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Strix fulvescens | [authority] Sclater and Salvin, 1875 | [UK] Fulvous Owl | [FR] Chouette fauve | [DE] Gelbkauz | [ES] Carabo Guatemalteco, Buho (HN) | [NL] Vale Bosuil Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Strix fulvescens MA s Mexico to El Salvador Genus Members of the genus […]
Giant Scops Owl (Mimizuku gurneyi)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Mimizuku gurneyi | [authority] Tweeddale, 1879 | [UK] Giant Scops Owl | [FR] Petit duc geant | [DE] Rotohr-Eule | [ES] Buho de Mindanao | [NL] Grote Dwergooruil Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Mimizuku are quite large owls. They were, for some time, regarded as […]
Enggano Scops Owl (Otus enganensis)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Otus enganensis | [authority] Riley, 1927 | [UK] Enggano Scops Owl | [FR] Petit-duc d’Enggano | [DE] Engganoeule | [ES] Autillo la Enggano | [NL] Enggano-schreeuwuil Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Otus enganensis OR Enggano Is (w Sumatra) Genus Members of the genus Otus are the Scops […]
Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Glaucidium passerinum | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Eurasian Pygmy Owl | [FR] Chevechette d’Europe | [DE] Sperlingskauz | [ES] Mochuelo Chico | [NL] Dwerguil Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Glaucidium are very small and tiny owls. They have rounded heads without ear-tufts. Their eyes […]