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 14 species which occur in Nigeria.
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl Otus scops
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens
- Fraser's Eagle Owl Bubo poensis
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
- Akun Eagle Owl Bubo leucostictus
- Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
- Vermiculated Fishing Owl Scotopelia bouvieri
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Sjostedt's Owlet Glaucidium sjostedti
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nigeria
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