Family

Strigidae (Typical owls)

Strix nebulosa. Photo: (c) Fyn Kynd, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). The Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy unites the Caprimulgiformes with the owl order; here, the typical owls are a subfamily Striginae. This is unsupported by more recent research (see Cypselomorphae for details), but the relationships of the owls in general are still unresolved. This large family comprises around 189 living species in 25 genera….

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Strigiformes (Owls)
        Family: Strigidae (Typical owls)
        Genus: Asio (Eared owls and allies) (2)
        Genus: Glaucidium (Pygmy-owls and owlets) (1)
        Genus: Athene (Little owls and allies) (1)
        Genus: Aegolius (Forest owls) (1)
        Genus: Psiloscops (1)
        Genus: Strix (Wood owls and allies) (4)
        Genus: Bubo (Typical eagle-owls and horned owls) (2)
        Genus: Megascops (Screech-owls) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Asio (Eared owls and allies)

Genus: Glaucidium (Pygmy-owls and owlets)

Genus: Athene (Little owls and allies)

Genus: Aegolius (Forest owls)

Genus: Psiloscops

Genus: Strix (Wood owls and allies)

Genus: Bubo (Typical eagle-owls and horned owls)

Genus: Megascops (Screech-owls)

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