Strigidae

bubo virginianus Photo by Brendan Lally (Wikipedia) Common name:great horned owl (en); corujão-orelhudo (pt); gran-duc d’Amérique (fr); búho cornudo (es); Virginia-uhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:The great horned owl is widely distributed in the Americas, being found from Alaska and northern Canada, to Tierra del Fuego. They are only absent from the densest rain forests in Central…

Otus sunia (Photo from World Bird Info) Common name:oriental scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-oriental (pt); petit-duc d’Orient (fr); autillo oriental (es); Orient-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This Asian species is found breeding from northern Pakistan and India, through Nepal and Bangladesh, into southern China and Indochina, and further north through eastern and north-eastern China and into Korea, Japan and Sakhalin in…

Ninox rufa (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous owl (en); coruja-ruiva (pt); ninoxe rousse (fr); nínox rojizo (es); rostkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in northern Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.Size:These birds are 46-57 cm long and have a wingspan of 100-120 cm. Females tend to be smaller than male, weighing 700-1.050 g…

Bubo africanus Photo by Johann du Preez (Fotopedia) Common name:spotted eagle owl (en); bufo-malhado (pt); grand-duc africain (fr); búho manchado (es); fleckenuhu (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania east to Sudan and Ethiopia, and all the way south to South Africa. It is also found in the Arabian Peninsula,…