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. In South Carolina, eight species have been recorded.
- Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio
- Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
- Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
- Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
- Barred Owl, Strix varia
- Long-eared Owl, Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus
- Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Carolina
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