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 of which 18 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White-fronted Scops Owl | Otus sagittatus | Rare and globally vulnerable |
| Reddish Scops Owl | Otus rufescens | Rare and globally threatened |
| Mountain Scops Owl | Otus spilocephalus | |
| Collared Scops Owl | Otus lettia | |
| Sunda Scops Owl | Otus lempiji | |
| Oriental Scops Owl | Otus sunia | |
| Spot-bellied Eagle Owl | Bubo nipalensis | |
| Barred Eagle Owl | Bubo sumatranus | |
| Dusky Eagle Owl | Bubo coromandus | Very rare |
| Brown Fish Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis | |
| Buffy Fish Owl | Ketupa ketupu | |
| Spotted Wood Owl | Strix seloputo | |
| Brown Wood Owl | Strix leptogrammica | |
| Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei | |
| Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides | |
| Spotted Owlet | Athene brama | |
| Brown Hawk-Owl | Ninox scutulata | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Very rare winter visitor |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
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