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 18 species which occur in Russia.
- Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Indian Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques
- European Scops Owl Otus scops
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
- Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
- Blakiston's Fish Owl Ketupa blakistoni
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Ural Owl Strix uralensis
- Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
- Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
- Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Russia
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