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Striginae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist |
True 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, but the relationships of the owls in general are still unresolved.
The nearly 200 species are assigned to a number of genera, which are in taxonomic order:
- Genus Otus - scops owls; includes Megascops, some 65 species
- Genus Pyrroglaux - Palau Owl
- Genus Gymnoglaux - Bare-legged Owl or Cuban Screech-owl
- Genus Ptilopsis - white-faced owls, 2 species
- Northern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis leucotis
- Southern White-faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti
- Genus Mimizuku - Giant Scops-owl or Mindanao Eagle-owl
- Genus Bubo - horned owls, eagle owls and fish owls; includes Nyctea, Ketupa and Scotopelia but possibly polyphyletic, some 25 species
- Genus Strix - earless owls, some 15 species
- Genus Ciccaba - 4 species
- Genus Lophostrix - Crested Owl
- Genus Jubula - Maned Owl
- Genus Pulsatrix - spectacled owls, 3 species
- Genus Surnia - Northern Hawk-owl
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- Genus Glaucidium - pygmy owls, about 30-35 species
- Genus Xenoglaux - Long-whiskered Owlet
- Genus Micrathene - Elf Owl
- Genus Athene - 2-4 species (depending on whether Speotyto and Heteroglaux are included or not)
- Genus Aegolius - saw-whet owls, 4 species
- Genus Ninox - Australasian hawk-owls, some 20 species
- Genus Uroglaux - Papuan Hawk-owl
- Genus Pseudoscops - Jamaican Owl and possibly Striped Owl
- Genus Asio - eared owls, 6-7 species
- Genus Nesasio - Fearful Owl
- Genus Mascarenotus - Mascarene owls, 3 species; all extinct (c.1850)
- Genus Sceloglaux - Laughing Owl; extinct (1914?)
- Genus Grallistrix - Stilt-owls, 4 species; prehistoric
- Kaua‘i Stilt-owl, Grallistrix auceps
- Maui Stilt-owl, Grallistrix erdmani
- Moloka‘i Stilt-owl, Grallistrix geleches
- O‘ahu Stilt-owl, Grallistrix orion
- Genus Ornimegalonyx - Caribbean giant owls, 1-2 species; prehistoric
- Cuban Giant Owl, Ornimegalonxy oteroi
- Ornimegalonyx sp. - probably subspecies of O. oteroi
- Mioglaux (Late Oligocene? - Early Miocene of WC Europe) - includes "Bubo" poirreiri
- Intutula (Early/Middle Miocene of WC Europe) - includes "Strix/Ninox" brevis
- Alasio (Middle Miocene of Vieux-Collonges, France)
- "Otus" wintershofensis - fossil (Early/Middle Miocene of Wintershof West, Germany) - may be close to extant genus Ninox (Olson 1985:131)
- "Strix" edwardsi - fossil (Late Miocene of La Grive St. Alban, France)
- "Asio" pygmaeus - fossil (Early Pliocene of Odessa, Ukraine)
- Strigidae gen. et sp. indet. UMMP V31030 (Rexroad Late Pliocene of Kansas, USA) - Strix/Bubo? (Feduccia 1970)
- Ibiza Owl, Strigidae gen. et sp. indet. - prehistoric (Late Pleistocene/Holocene of Es Pouà s, Ibiza) - see Sánchez Marco 2004
References
- Feduccia, J. Alan (1970): Some birds of prey from the Upper Pliocene of Kansas. Auk 87(4): 795-797. PDF fulltext
- Olson, Storrs L. (1985): The fossil record of birds. In: Farner, D.S.; King, J.R. & Parkes, Kenneth C. (eds.): Avian Biology 8: 79-238. Academic Press, New York.
- Sánchez Marco, Antonio (2004): Avian zoogeographical patterns during the Quaternary in the Mediterranean region and paleoclimatic interpretation. Ardeola 51(1): 91-132. PDF fulltext
External links
- ITIS - Strigidae Taxonomy
- Typical owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Strigidae sounds from the Neotropics on xeno-canto.org
- The Owl Pages about owls - photos, calls, books, art, mythology and more.
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O. bakkamoena
Binomial name
Otus bakkamoena
Pennant, 1769
The Collared Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena
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Binomial name
Otus bakkamoena
Pennant, 1769
The Collared Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Strigiformes
Wagler, 1830
Families
Strigidae
Tytonidae
Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
Protostrigidae (fossil)
Sophiornithidae (fossil)
Synonyms
Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls
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Wagler, 1830
Families
Strigidae
Tytonidae
Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
Protostrigidae (fossil)
Sophiornithidae (fossil)
Synonyms
Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls
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Strigiformes
Wagler, 1830
Families
Strigidae
Tytonidae
Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
Protostrigidae (fossil)
Sophiornithidae (fossil)
Synonyms
Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls
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Wagler, 1830
Families
Strigidae
Tytonidae
Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
Protostrigidae (fossil)
Sophiornithidae (fossil)
Synonyms
Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls
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Tytonidae
Ridgway, 1914
Genera
Tyto
Phodilus
For fossil genera, see article.
Synonyms
Tytoninae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist
Barn-owls (family Tytonidae
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Ridgway, 1914
Genera
Tyto
Phodilus
For fossil genera, see article.
Synonyms
Tytoninae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist
Barn-owls (family Tytonidae
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Caprimulgiformes
Ridgway, 1881
Families
see text
The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal.
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Ridgway, 1881
Families
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Pyrroglaux
Species: P. podarginus
Binomial name
Pyrroglaux podarginus
Synonyms
Otus podarginus
The Palau Owl (
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Species: P. podarginus
Binomial name
Pyrroglaux podarginus
Synonyms
Otus podarginus
The Palau Owl (
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Gymnoglaux
Species: G. lawrencii
Binomial name
Gymnoglaux lawrencii
P.L.
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Species: G. lawrencii
Binomial name
Gymnoglaux lawrencii
P.L.
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P. leucotis
Binomial name
Ptilopsis leucotis
(Temminck, 1820)
Synonyms
Otus leucotis
The Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis
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Binomial name
Ptilopsis leucotis
(Temminck, 1820)
Synonyms
Otus leucotis
The Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis
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P. granti
Binomial name
Ptilopsis granti
(Kollibay, 1910)
Synonyms
Ptilopsis erlangeri
The Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti
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Binomial name
Ptilopsis granti
(Kollibay, 1910)
Synonyms
Ptilopsis erlangeri
The Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti
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Mimizuku
Species: M. gurneyi
Binomial name
Mimizuku gurneyi
(Tweeddale, 1879)
The Giant Scops-owl or Mindanao Eagle-owl,
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Species: M. gurneyi
Binomial name
Mimizuku gurneyi
(Tweeddale, 1879)
The Giant Scops-owl or Mindanao Eagle-owl,
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Bubo
Duméril, 1806
Species
See text
Synonyms
Nyctea Stephens, 1826
Ophthalmomegas Dejaut, 1911
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The horned owls (America) and eagle-owls (Eurasia) are the genus Bubo
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Duméril, 1806
Species
See text
Synonyms
Nyctea Stephens, 1826
Ophthalmomegas Dejaut, 1911
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The horned owls (America) and eagle-owls (Eurasia) are the genus Bubo
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Strix
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Some 15, see text.
Strix is a genus of owls. They belong to the typical owl family Strigidae, one of the two generally accepted living families of owls, with the other being the barn-owls (Tytonidae).
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Some 15, see text.
Strix is a genus of owls. They belong to the typical owl family Strigidae, one of the two generally accepted living families of owls, with the other being the barn-owls (Tytonidae).
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Ciccaba
Wagler, 1832
Species
Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata
Ciccaba is a small genus of typical owls.
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Wagler, 1832
Species
Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata
Ciccaba is a small genus of typical owls.
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