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 Kenya.
- Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
- Spotted Eagle-owl Bubo africanus
- Greyish Eagle-owl Bubo cinerascens
- Verreaux's Eagle-owl Bubo lacteus
- Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
- African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
- African Long-eared Owl Asio abyssinicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
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