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 10 species which occur in Afghanistan.
- Pallid Scops-Owl Otus brucei
- European Scops-Owl Otus scops
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Afghanistan
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