Strigidae

Strix nebulosa Photo by Jari Peltomäki (Luonto Portti) Common name:great grey owl (en); coruja-cinzenta (pt); chouette lapone (fr); carabo lapón (es); bartlauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in the northern latitudes of Eurasia and North America. The subspecies S. n. nebulosa is found from Alaska, through most of Canada and into the western…

Otus scops Photo by Paul Cools (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Eurasian scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas (pt); petit-duc scops (fr); autillo europeo (es); zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species breeds in Morocco, Algeria and southern Europe as far north as northern France, Austria and Slovakia, than in the Ukraine, Belarus and into southern Russia and through the Middle…

Ketupa zeylonensis Photo by Kata Mahakayi (Project Noah) Common name:brown fish-owl (en); bufo-pescador-castanho (pt); kétoupa brun (fr); búho pescador de Ceilán (es); wellenbrust-fischuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, from eastern Pakistan, throughout India, Nepal and Bangladesh, and into southern China, Vietnam and Malaysia.Size:These large owls are 48-57 cm long and weigh…

Ciccaba nigrolineata Photo by L. Kay (Flickr) Common name:black-and-white owl (en); coruja-de-listas-pretas (pt); chouette à lignes noires (fr); cárabo blanquinegro (es); bindenhalskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico no northern Venezuela, western Colombia and north-western Ecuador.Size:These birds are 33-45 cm long and weigh 350-535 g.Habitat:Black-and-white owls are mostly found in tropical rainforests,…