English: Owls.
Clades:
Neognathae;
Aves;
Animals.
Genera: 200 species.
Region: all regions of the Earth, except the polar and remote islands.
Culture: owls are symbols of wisdom; group of owls is called a parliament.
IntroductionStrigiformes are mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. Exceptions include the diurnal northern hawk-owl and the gregarious burrowing owl.
Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, few hunt fish.
FamiliesTytonidae: true or typical owls: Phodilus, Tyto
Strigidae: Asioninae, Striginae, Surniinae
Asioninae: Asio, Nesasio, Pseudoscops
Striginae: Bubo, Jubula, Ketupa, Lophostrix, Margarobyas, Megascops, Otus, Psiloscops, Ptilopsis, Pulsatrix, Pyrroglaux, Scotopelia, Strix
Surniinae: Aegolius, Athene, Glaucidium, Heteroglaux, Micrathene, Ninox, Surnia, Uroglaux, Xenoglaux