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 13 species which occur in Rwanda.
- African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
- 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
- Albertine Owlet Glaucidium albertinum
- African Long-eared Owl Asio abyssinicus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Rwanda
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