Typical Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. There are 195 species worldwide and 17 species which occur in Cameroon.
- Sandy Scops-Owl Otus icterorhynchus
- African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
- European Scops-Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
- Shelley's Eagle-Owl Bubo shelleyi
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
- Akun Eagle-Owl Bubo leucostictus
- Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl Scotopelia bouvieri
- African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
- Maned Owl Jubula lettii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
- Sjostedt's Owlet Glaucidium sjostedti
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cameroon
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