Owls of our world
Here is a list of all 230 known owls in the world.
| 1 | Abyssinian Long-eared Owl | > | Asio abyssinicus |
| 2 | African Barred Owlet | > | Glaucidium capense |
| 3 | African Grass Owl | > | Tyto capensis |
| 4 | African Marsh Owl | > | Asio capensis |
| 5 | African Scops Owl | > | Otus senegalensis |
| 6 | African Wood Owl | > | Strix woodfordii |
| 7 | Akun Eagle Owl | > | Bubo leucostictus |
| 8 | Albertine Owlet | > | Glaucidium albertinum |
| 9 | Amazonian Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium hardyi |
| 10 | Andaman Hawk Owl | > | Ninox affinis |
| 11 | Andaman Masked Owl | > | Tyto deroepstorffi |
| 12 | Andaman Scops Owl | > | Otus balli |
| 13 | Andean Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium jardinii |
| 14 | Anjouan Scops Owl | > | Otus capnodes |
| 15 | Ashy-faced Owl | > | Tyto glaucops |
| 16 | Asian Barred Owlet | > | Glaucidium cuculoides |
| 17 | Austral Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium nanum |
| 18 | Australian Masked Owl | > | Tyto novaehollandiae |
| 19 | Balsas Screech Owl | > | Megascops seductus |
| 20 | Band-bellied Owl | > | Pulsatrix melanota |
| 21 | Bare-shanked Screech Owl | > | Megascops clarkii |
| 22 | Barking Owl | > | Ninox connivens |
| 23 | Barred Eagle Owl | > | Bubo sumatranus |
| 24 | Barred Jungle Owlet | > | Glaucidium radiatum |
| 25 | Barred Owl | > | Strix varia |
| 26 | Bearded Screech Owl | > | Megascops barbarus |
| 27 | Biak island Scops Owl | > | Otus beccarii |
| 28 | Bismarck Hawk Owl | > | Ninox variegata |
| 29 | Black-and-White Owl | > | Strix nigrolineata |
| 30 | Black-banded Owl | > | Strix huhula |
| 31 | Black-capped Screech Owl | > | Megascops atricapillus |
| 32 | Blakiston’s Fish Owl | > | Bubo blakistoni |
| 33 | Boreal Owl | > | Aegolius funereus |
| 34 | Brown Fish Owl | > | Bubo zeylonensis |
| 35 | Brown Hawk Owl | > | Ninox scutulata |
| 36 | Brown Wood Owl | > | Strix leptogrammica |
| 37 | Buff-fronted Owl | > | Aegolius harrisii |
| 38 | Buffy Fish Owl | > | Bubo ketupu |
| 39 | Burrowing Owl | > | Athene cunicularia |
| 40 | Cape Eagle Owl | > | Bubo capensis |
| 41 | Cape Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium hoskinsii |
| 42 | Celebes Barn Owl | > | Tyto rosenbergii |
| 43 | Celebes Scops Owl | > | Otus manadensis |
| 44 | Central American Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium griseiceps |
| 45 | Chaco Owl | > | Strix chacoensis |
| 46 | Chaco Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium tucumanum |
| 47 | Chesnut Owlet | > | Glaucidium castaneum |
| 48 | Chestnut-backed Owlet | > | Glaucidium castanonotum |
| 49 | Christmas Island Hawk Owl | > | Ninox natalis |
| 50 | Cinnabar Hawk Owl | > | Ninox ios |
| 51 | Cinnamon Scops Owl | > | Otus icterorhynchus |
| 52 | Cinnamon Screech Owl | > | Megascops petersoni |
| 53 | Cloud Forest Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium nubicola |
| 54 | Cloud Forest Screech Owl | > | Megascops marshalli |
| 55 | Coastal Screech Owl | > | Megascops pacificus |
| 56 | Colima Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium palmarum |
| 57 | Collared Owlet | > | Glaucidium brodiei |
| 58 | Collared Scops Owl | > | Otus lettia |
| 59 | Colombian Screech Owl | > | Megascops colombianus |
| 60 | Common Barn Owl | > | Tyto alba |
| 61 | Common Scops Owl | > | Otus scops |
| 62 | Congo Bay Owl | > | Tyto prigoginei |
| 63 | Costa Rican Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium costaricanum |
| 64 | Crested Owl | > | Lophostrix cristata |
| 65 | Cuban Bare-legged Owl | > | Gymnoglaux lawrencii |
| 66 | Cuban Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium siju |
| 67 | Dusky Eagle Owl | > | Bubo coromandus |
| 68 | Eastern Grass Owl | > | Tyto longimembris |
| 69 | Eastern Screech Owl | > | Megascops asio |
| 70 | Elf Owl | > | Micrathene whitneyi |
| 71 | Enggano Scops Owl | > | Otus enganensis |
| 72 | Etchécopar’s Owlet | > | Glaucidium etchecopari |
| 73 | Eurasian Eagle Owl | > | Bubo bubo |
| 74 | Eurasian Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium passerinum |
| 75 | Eurasian Tawny Owl | > | Strix aluco |
| 76 | Everett’s Scops Owl | > | Otus everetti |
| 77 | Fearful Owl | > | Nesasio solomonensis |
| 78 | Ferruginous Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium brasilianum |
| 79 | Flammulated Owl | > | Otus flammeolus |
| 80 | Flores Scops Owl | > | Otus alfredi |
| 81 | Forest Eagle Owl | > | Bubo nipalensis |
| 82 | Forest Spotted Owlet | > | Athene blewitti |
| 83 | Fraser’s Eagle Owl | > | Bubo poensis |
| 84 | Fulvous Owl | > | Strix fulvescens |
| 85 | Galápagos Short-eared Owl | > | Asio galapagoensis |
| 86 | Giant Scops Owl | > | Mimizuku gurneyi |
| 87 | Grand Comoro Scops Owl | > | Otus pauliani |
| 88 | Great Grey Owl | > | Strix nebulosa |
| 89 | Great Horned Owl | > | Bubo virginianus |
| 90 | Greater Sooty Owl | > | Tyto tenebricosa |
| 91 | Guatemalan Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium cobanense |
| 92 | Guatemalan Screech Owl | > | Megascops guatemalae |
| 93 | Himalayan Wood Owl | > | Strix newarensis |
| 94 | Hume’s Tawny Owl | > | Strix butleri |
| 95 | Indian Eagle Owl | > | Bubo bengalensis |
| 96 | Indian Scops Owl | > | Otus bakkamoena |
| 97 | Jamaican Owl | > | Pseudoscops grammicus |
| 98 | Japanese Scops Owl | > | Otus semitorques |
| 99 | Javan Owlet | > | Glaucidium castanopterum |
| 100 | Javan Scops Owl | > | Otus angelinae |
| 101 | Jungle Hawk Owl | > | Ninox theomacha |
| 102 | Laughing Owl | > | Sceloglaux albifacies |
| 103 | Least Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium minutissimum |
| 104 | Lesser Masked Owl | > | Tyto sororcula |
| 105 | Lesser Sooty Owl | > | Tyto multipunctata |
| 106 | Little Owl | > | Athene noctua |
| 107 | Little Sumba Hawk-Owl | > | Ninox sumbaensis |
| 108 | Long-eared Owl | > | Asio otus |
| 109 | Long-tufted Screech Owl | > | Megascops sanctaecatarinae |
| 110 | Long-whiskered Owlet | > | Xenoglaux loweryi |
| 111 | Luzon Scops Owl | > | Otus longicornis |
| 112 | Madagascar Hawk Owl | > | Ninox superciliaris |
| 113 | Madagascar Long-eared Owl | > | Asio madagascariensis |
| 114 | Madagascar Red Owl | > | Tyto soumagnei |
| 115 | Madagascar Scops Owl | > | Otus rutilus |
| 116 | Magellan Horned Owl | > | Bubo magellanicus |
| 117 | Maned Owl | > | Jubula lettii |
| 118 | Mantanani Scops Owl | > | Otus mantananensis |
| 119 | Manus Hawk Owl | > | Ninox meeki |
| 120 | Manus Masked Owl | > | Tyto manusi |
| 121 | Maria Koepcke’s Screech Owl | > | Megascops koepckeae |
| 122 | Mayotte Scops Owl | > | Otus mayottensis |
| 123 | Mentawai Scops Owl | > | Otus mentawi |
| 124 | Minahassa Masked Owl | > | Tyto inexspectata |
| 125 | Mindanao Scops Owl | > | Otus mirus |
| 126 | Mindoro Hawk Owl | > | Ninox mindorensis |
| 127 | Mindoro Scops Owl | > | Otus mindorensis |
| 128 | Mohéli Scops Owl | > | Otus moheliensis |
| 129 | Moluccan Hawk Owl | > | Ninox squamipila |
| 130 | Moluccan Scops Owl | > | Otus magicus |
| 131 | Montane Forest Screech Owl | > | Megascops hoyi |
| 132 | Morepork | > | Ninox novaeseelandiae |
| 133 | Mottled Owl | > | Strix virgata |
| 134 | Mottled Wood Owl | > | Strix ocellata |
| 135 | Mountain Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium gnoma |
| 136 | Mountain Scops Owl | > | Otus spilocephalus |
| 137 | Negros Scops Owl | > | Otus nigrorum |
| 138 | New Britain Barn Owl | > | Tyto aurantia |
| 139 | New Britain Hawk Owl | > | Ninox odiosa |
| 140 | New Guinea Hawk Owl | > | Uroglaux dimorpha |
| 141 | Nicobar Scops Owl | > | Otus alius |
| 142 | Northern Hawk Owl | > | Surnia ulula |
| 143 | Northern Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium californicum |
| 144 | Northern Saw-whet Owl | > | Aegolius acadicus |
| 145 | Northern Tawny-bellied Screech Owl | > | Megascops watsonii |
| 146 | Northern White-faced Owl | > | Ptilopsis leucotis |
| 147 | Oaxaca Screech Owl | > | Megascops lambi |
| 148 | Ochre-bellied Hawk Owl | > | Ninox ochracea |
| 149 | Omani Owl | > | Strix omanensis |
| 150 | Oriental Bay Owl | > | Phodilus badius |
| 151 | Oriental Scops Owl | > | Otus sunia |
| 152 | Pacific Screech Owl | > | Megascops cooperi |
| 153 | Palau Owl | > | Pyrroglaux podarginus |
| 154 | Palawan Scops Owl | > | Otus fuliginosus |
| 155 | Pallid Scops Owl | > | Otus brucei |
| 156 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | > | Glaucidium perlatum |
| 157 | Pel’s Fishing Owl | > | Scotopelia peli |
| 158 | Pemba Scops Owl | > | Otus pembaensis |
| 159 | Pernambuco Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium mooreorum |
| 160 | Peruvian Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium peruanum |
| 161 | Peruvian Screech Owl | > | Megascops roboratus |
| 162 | Pharaoh Eagle Owl | > | Bubo ascalaphus |
| 163 | Philippine Eagle Owl | > | Bubo philippensis |
| 164 | Philippine Hawk Owl | > | Ninox philippensis |
| 165 | Philippine Scops Owl | > | Otus megalotis |
| 166 | Powerful Owl | > | Ninox strenua |
| 167 | Puerto Rican Screech Owl | > | Megascops nudipes |
| 168 | Rajah Scops Owl | > | Otus brookii |
| 169 | Red-chested Owlet | > | Glaucidium tephronotum |
| 170 | Reddish Scops Owl | > | Otus rufescens |
| 171 | Ridgway’s Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium ridgwayi |
| 172 | Rio Napo Screech Owl | > | Megascops napensis |
| 173 | Roraima Screech Owl | > | Megascops roraimae |
| 174 | Rufescent Screech Owl | > | Megascops ingens |
| 175 | Rufous Fishing Owl | > | Scotopelia ussheri |
| 176 | Rufous Owl | > | Ninox rufa |
| 177 | Rufous-banded Owl | > | Strix albitarsis |
| 178 | Rufous-legged Owl | > | Strix rufipes |
| 179 | Rusty-barred Owl | > | Strix hylophila |
| 180 | Ryukyu Scops Owl | > | Otus elegans |
| 181 | Sangihe Scops Owl | > | Otus collari |
| 182 | Santa Marta Screech Owl | > | Megascops gilesi |
| 183 | São Thomé Scops Owl | > | Otus hartlaubi |
| 184 | Serendib Scops Owl | > | Otus thilohoffmanni |
| 185 | Seychelles Scops Owl | > | Otus insularis |
| 186 | Shelley’s Eagle Owl | > | Bubo shelleyi |
| 187 | Short-browed Owl | > | Pulsatrix pulsatrix |
| 188 | Short-eared Owl | > | Asio flammeus |
| 189 | Sichuan Wood Owl | > | Strix davidi |
| 190 | Simeulue Scops Owl | > | Otus umbra |
| 191 | Sjöstedt’s Owlet | > | Glaucidium sjostedti |
| 192 | Snowy Owl | > | Bubo scandiacus |
| 193 | Sokoke Scops Owl | > | Otus ireneae |
| 194 | Solomon Islands Hawk Owl | > | Ninox jacquinoti |
| 195 | Southern Boobook Owl | > | Ninox boobook |
| 196 | Southern Tawny-bellied Screech Owl | > | Megascops usta |
| 197 | Southern White-faced Owl | > | Ptilopsis granti |
| 198 | Speckled Hawk Owl | > | Ninox punctulata |
| 199 | Spectacled Owl | > | Pulsatrix perspicillata |
| 200 | Spotted Eagle Owl | > | Bubo africanus |
| 201 | Spotted Owl | > | Strix occidentalis |
| 202 | Spotted Owlet | > | Athene brama |
| 203 | Spotted Wood Owl | > | Strix seloputo |
| 204 | Sri Lanka Bay Owl | > | Phodilus assimilis |
| 205 | Striped Owl | > | Asio clamator |
| 206 | Stygian Owl | > | Asio stygius |
| 207 | Subtropical Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium parkeri |
| 208 | Sumba Boobook Owl | > | Ninox rudolfi |
| 209 | Sunda Scops Owl | > | Otus lempiji |
| 210 | Taliabu Masked Owl | > | Tyto nigrobrunnea |
| 211 | Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium sanchezi |
| 212 | Tasmanian Masked Owl | > | Tyto castanops |
| 213 | Tawny Fish Owl | > | Bubo flavipes |
| 214 | Tawny-browed Owl | > | Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana |
| 215 | Togian Hawk Owl | > | Ninox burhani |
| 216 | Torotoroka Scops Owl | > | Otus madagascariensis |
| 217 | Tropical Screech Owl | > | Megascops choliba |
| 218 | Unspotted Saw-whet Owl | > | Aegolius ridgwayi |
| 219 | Ural Owl | > | Strix uralensis |
| 220 | Usambara Eagle Owl | > | Bubo vosseleri |
| 221 | Vermiculated Eagle Owl | > | Bubo cinerascens |
| 222 | Vermiculated Fishing Owl | > | Scotopelia bouvieri |
| 223 | Vermiculated Screech Owl | > | Megascops vermiculatus |
| 224 | Verreaux’s Eagle Owl | > | Bubo lacteus |
| 225 | Wallace’s Scops Owl | > | Otus silvicola |
| 226 | Western Screech Owl | > | Megascops kennicottii |
| 227 | Whiskered Screech Owl | > | Megascops trichopsis |
| 228 | White-fronted Scops Owl | > | Otus sagittatus |
| 229 | White-throated Screech Owl | > | Megascops albogularis |
| 230 | Yungas Pygmy Owl | > | Glaucidium bolivianum |
Total of 230 Owl species displayed.
Species list derived The Owl Pages from Zoonomen.net, Global Owl Project & Koenig, Weick & Becking