Typical Owls
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 17 species which occur in Uganda.
- African Scops-owl Otus senegalensis
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Cape Eagle-owl Bubo capensis
- Spotted Eagle-owl Bubo africanus
- Grayish Eagle-owl Bubo cinerascens
- Fraser's Eagle-owl Bubo poensis
- Shelley's Eagle-owl Bubo shelleyi
- Verreaux's Eagle-owl Bubo lacteus
- Pel's Fishing-owl Scotopelia peli
- African Wood-owl Strix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum
- African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
- Chestnut Owlet Glaucidium castaneum
- African Long-eared Owl Asio abyssinicus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Uganda
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