List of Birds of Bangladesh - Typical Owls

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 11 species which occur in Bangladesh.

  • Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis
  • Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis
  • Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus
  • Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
  • Tawny Fish-Owl Ketupa flavipes
  • Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupu (A)
  • Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
  • Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
  • Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
  • Spotted Owlet Athene brama
  • Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata

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