Wood owl refers to several species of owls of genus Strix, with a round faces and no ear-tufts
- Spotted Wood-owl, Strix seloputo
- Mottled Wood-owl, Strix ocellata
- Brown Wood-owl, Strix leptogrammica
- Bartels's Wood-owl or Javan Wood-owl, Strix (leptogrammica) bartelsi
- Himalayan Wood-owl, Strix (leptogrammica) newarensis
- Barred Owl, Strix varia (also called wood owl)
- African Wood-owl, Strix woodfordii (formerly Ciccaba woodfordii)
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