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 21 species which occur in Nepal.
- Mountain Scops-Owl Otus spilocephalus
- Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
- European Scops-Owl Otus scops
- Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- 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
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus (A)
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nepal
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