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 11 species which occur in Niger.
- African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis (A)
- European Scops-Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
- Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
- Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Niger
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