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 16 species which occur in Ethiopia.
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
- Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
- Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
- Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
- Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- African Long-eared Owl Asio abyssinicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Ethiopia
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