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 16 species which occur in Equatorial Guinea.
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Greyish Eagle-owl Bubo cinerascens
- Fraser's Eagle-owl Bubo poensis
- 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
- African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Equatorial Guinea
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