True Owls
Order: Strigiformes. Family: Strigidae
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops (A)
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
- Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
- Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
- Little Owl Athene noctua (A)
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Ural Owl Strix uralensis
- Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
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