Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Owls are 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 world wide and 11 Korean species.
- Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scops
- Sunda Scops-Owl Otus lempiji
- Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
- Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Ural Owl Strix uralensis
- Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Read more about this topic: List Of Non-passerine Birds Of Korea
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