Strigidae

Athene brama Photo by Lip Kee (Flickr) Common name: spotted owlet (en); mocho-de-Brama (pt); chevêche brame (fr); mochuelo Brahmán (es); Brahmakauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This Asian species is found from eastern Iran and Afghanistan, throughout Pakistan and India and into Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Size: These birds are 19-21…

Strix aluco (Photo from IVN Vecht & Plassengebied) Common name: tawny owl (en); coruja-do-mato (pt); chouette hulotte (fr); cárabo cómun (es); waldkauz (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found throughout continental Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to southern Scandinavia. It is also found in Great Britain. It also occurs in Asian…

Megascops asio Photo by Wolfgang Wander (Wikipedia) Common name: eastern screech owl (en); mocho-americano-oriental (pt); petit-duc maculé (fr); autillo yanqui (es); ost-kreischeule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This species is found through the eastern United States, also marginally across the border into southern Canada and south to north-east Mexico. Size: The eastern screech…

Otus bakkamoena Photo by Samiul Mohsanin (Flickriver) Common name: Indian scops-owl (en); mocho-de-orelhas-da-Índia (pt); petit-duc indien (fr); autillo indio (es); Indien-zwergohreule (de) Taxonomy: Order Strigiformes Family Strigidae Range: This Asian species is a resident breeder found from eastern Saudi Arabia, through Iran, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, and into Indonesia. Size: The Indian scops-owl is…