List of Birds of Florida - Typical Owls

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.

  • Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus (A)
  • Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio
  • Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
  • Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus (A)
  • Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
  • Barred Owl, Strix varia
  • Long-eared Owl, Asio otus (A)
  • Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus (A)

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