Owl Pictures

We hope you enjoy our owl pictures below. Owls are all members of the Avian Order Strigiformes. There are two families of Owls worldwide; Tytonidae (Barn Owls) and Strigidae (Typical Owls).

Owls are characterized by excellent night vision, superb hearing and specialized soft feathers, which have evolved to allow them to locate and attack prey silently in total darkness.

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Long-eared Owl(Asio otus)	Eurasian Eagle Owl(Bubo bubo)	Tawny Owl Chick (Strix aluco)

Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium californicum)*new name	Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)* new name	Northern Pygmy Owl "Eyes" in back of head

Northern White-face Owl - W. Africa (Ptilopsis leucotis)	Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Juvenile - Flight feathers still forming	Northern White-face Owl - W. Africa
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl - Brazil (Glaucidium brasilianum)	Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Chicks - Brazil

We highly recommend Owls of the World by owl expert, Claus Konig. Each species is described and illustrated by professional bird artist, Friedhelm Weik, and includes extensive natural history and conservation status information.

Click here to view Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary live Barn Owl cams.

List of seven Owl Genera included in photos:

• Asio
• Athene
• Bubo
• Glaucidium
• Megascops, formerly Otus
• Ptilopsis
formerly Otus
• Strix

There are 19* species of Owls that breed in North America

Tyto: Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

Strigidae - Typical Owls that Breed in North America (18* species)

Megascops (formerly Otus):

• Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)
• Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
• Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis)
• Flammulated Owl (Megascops flammeolus)

• Great-Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
• Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus - formely Nyctea scandiaca)

Surnia:
Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)

• Northern Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium californicum)
• Mountain Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

Micrathene:
Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Aegolius:

• Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadius)
• Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)

• Longeared Owl (Asio otus)
• Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

• Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
• Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)
• Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Here are some great books about owls with outstanding pictures. Click or hover over items to view additional information.

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