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Owls of the World
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101 OUT OF 185 SPECIES REPRESENTED
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Clicking on the photos will take you to the species entry in the  Bird Photo Index, where
you will find the scientific name and distribution information. You may also find
additional photos or links to sites with more information about that species.
Species highlighted with a RED background are endangered.
Species highlighted with a PINK background are threatened.
It is too late for those with a GREY background.

See Steve's Owl Page for images of all 19 North American Owls
Or check out Deane Lewis's Owl Pages
Or the World Owl Trust ....
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Barn and Grass Owls - 7 OUT OF 18 SPECIES REPRESENTED
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Greater Sooty-Owl Lesser Sooty-Owl - Photo copyright Hans and Judy Beste
Lesser Sooty-Owl
Photo copyright Hans and Judy Beste
...		 Minahassa Masked-Owl Taliabu Masked-Owl Lesser Masked-Owl
Manus Masked-Owl Bismarck Masked-Owl Australian Masked-owl - Photo copyright Wildwatch Australia
Australian Masked-owl
Photo copyright Wildwatch Australia		 Tasmanian Masked-Owl Sulawesi Owl
Madagascar Red Owl Barn Owl - Photo copyright Alan Spellman
Barn Owl
Photo copyright Alan Spellman		 Cape Verde Barn Owl Ashy-faced Owl - Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez
Ashy-faced Owl
Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez
...		 African Grass-Owl - Photo copyright Avian Chia
African Grass-Owl
Photo copyright Avian Chia

Eastern Grass-Owl - Photo coyright Tommy Pedersen
Eastern Grass-Owl
Photo coyright Tommy Pedersen
Congo Bay Owl - Photo copyright T. Butynski (on Tommy Pedersen's website)
Congo Bay Owl
Photo copyright T. Butynski (on Tommy Pedersen's website)		 ...
Oriental Bay-Owl

Typical Owls - 92 OUT OF 168 SPECIES REPRESENTED
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White-fronted Scops-Owl		 ...
Reddish Scops-Owl		 ...
Sandy Scops-Owl
Sokoke Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Liz Leydon
Sokoke Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Liz Leydon
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Andaman Scops-Owl
Mountain Scops-Owl Simeulue Scops-Owl Javan Scops-Owl Sulawesi Scops-Owl Luzon Scops-Owl
Mindoro Scops-Owl Mindanao Scops-Owl Sao Tome Scops-Owl Pallid (Striated) Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Kibbutz Lotan Birdwatching Centre
Pallid (Striated) Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Kibbutz Lotan Birdwatching Centre
...		 Flammulated Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Flammulated Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz
Common Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Erik Kleyheeg
Common Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Erik Kleyheeg
...		 African Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Allen Chartier
African Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Allen Chartier		 Oriental Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
Oriental Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
...		 Elegant Scops-Owl Mantanani Scops-Owl
Moluccan Scops-Owl Beccari's Scops-Owl Flores Scops-Owl Enaggo Scops-Owl Seychelles Scops-Owl
Malagasy Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi
Malagasy Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi
...		 Pemba Scops-Owl Anjouan Scops-Owl Comoro Scops-Owl Rajah Scops-Owl
Indian Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
Indian Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
...		 Collared Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Dave Behrens
Collared Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Dave Behrens		 Sunda Scops-Owl Japanese Scops-Owl Mentawai Scops-Owl

Palawan Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Peter Bono
Palawan Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Peter Bono
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Philippine Scops-Owl		 ...
Wallace's Scops-Owl
White-faced Scops-Owl - Photo copyright Zoo in the Wild
White-faced Scops-Owl
Photo copyright Zoo in the Wild
Western Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Western Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz
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Balsas ScreechOwl Pacific Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Tyler Hicks
Pacific Screech-Owl 
Photo copyright Tyler Hicks
...		 Oaxaca Screech-Owl Eastern Screech Owl - Photo copyright Oleg Volk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Oleg Volk		 Whiskered Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz
Tropical Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Alex Earnshaw
Tropical Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Alex Earnshaw		 Koepcke's Screech-Owl West Peruvian Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Tropical Birding
West Peruvian Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Tropical Birding		 Bare-shanked Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby
...		 Bearded Screech-Owl
Rufescent Screech-Owl Cloud-Forest Screech-Owl Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Simon Woolley
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Simon Woolley
Austral (Tawny-bellied) Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
Austral Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
...		 Variable Screech-Owl
Middle American Screech-Owl Hoy's Screech-Owl Vermiculated Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Steve Bird
Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Steve Bird		 Long-tufted Screech-Owl Bare-legged (Cuban Screech) Owl - Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez
Bare-legged (Cuban Screech) Owl
Photo copyright Eladio Fernandez
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Puerto-Rican Screech-Owl Palau Owl White-throated Screech-Owl - Photo copyright Robert Chavarro
White-throated Screech-Owl
Photo copyright Roberto Chavarro
 Lesser Eagle-Owl Great Horned Owl - Photo copyright Marshall Iliff
Great Horned Owl
Photo copyright Marshall Iliff
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Eurasian Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Tina MacDonald
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Tina MacDonald		 Rock Eagle-Owl Pharoah Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby
Pharoah Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby		 Cape Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Steve Bird
Cape Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Steve Bird		 Spotted Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
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Greyish Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
Greyish Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
 Fraser's Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Don Roberson
Fraser's Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Don Roberson
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Usambara Eagle-Owl
 Spot-bellied (Forest) Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Doug Jenson
Spot-bellied (Forest) Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Doug Jenson
 Barred Eagle-Owl - Photo Copyright Pun Ritai
Barred Eagle-Owl
Photo Copyright Pun Ritai
Shelley's Eagle-Owl Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright John Milbank
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright John Milbank
...		 Dusky Eagle-Owl - Photo copyright Dave Behrens
Dusky Eagle-Owl
Photo copyright Dave Behrens
 ...		 Akun Eagle-Owl Philippine Eagle-Owl
Blakiston's Fish-Owl Brown Fish-Owl - Photo copyright Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
Brown Fish-Owl
Photo copyright Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
 ...		 Tawny Fish-Owl - Photo copyright C. C. Chang
Tawny Fish-Owl
Photo copyright C. C. Chang		 Buffy Fish-Owl - Photo copyright Christian Artuso
Buffy Fish-Owl
Photo copyright Christian Artuso		 Pel's Fishing-Owl - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
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Rufous Fishing-Owl Vermiculated Fishing-Owl Snowy Owl - Photo copyright by Ruth Sullivan
Snowy Owl
Photo copyright by Ruth Sullivan		 Spotted Wood-Owl - Photo copyright Christian Artuso
Spotted Wood-Owl
Photo copyright Christian Artuso		 Mottled Wood-Owl - Photo copyright Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
Mottled Wood-Owl
Photo copyright 
Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
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Brown Wood-Owl - Photo copyright Anke Poggel
Brown Wood-Owl
Photo copyright Anke Poggel
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Tawny Owl - Photo copyright Nigel Blake
Tawny Owl
Photo copyright Nigel Blake		 ...
Hume's Owl
Spotted Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
(Mexican) Spotted Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz
Barred Owls - Photo copyright Ross Warner
Barred Owls
Photo copyright Ross Warner
Fulvous Owl Rusty-barred Owl - Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
Rusty-barred Owl
Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
...		 Rufous-legged Owl - Photo copyright Juan Pablo Gabella
Rufous-legged Owl
Photo copyright Juan Pablo Gabella
 Ural Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby
Ural Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby		 Sichuan Wood-Owl
Great Gray Owl - Photo copyright Vic Fazio
Great Grey Owl
Photo copyright Vic Fazio
For more photos, click here.
...		 Mottled Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Mottled Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz		 Black-and-white Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Black-and-white Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz		 Black-banded Owl - Photo copyright Simon Woolley
Black-banded Owl
Photo copyright Simon Woolley
...		 Rufous-banded Owl - Photo copyright Jurgen Beckers
Rufous-banded Owl
Photo copyright Jurgen Beckers
African Wood-Owl - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
African Wood-Owl
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
...		 Maned Owl Crested Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Crested Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz		 Spectacled Owl - Photo copyright Greg Lasley
Spectacled Owl
Photo copyright Greg Lasley		 Band-bellied Owl
Tawny-browed Owl - Photo copyright Simon Woolley
Tawny-browed Owl
Photo copyright Simon Woolley		 Northern Hawk-Owl - Photo copyright Robert McDonald
Northern Hawk Owl
Photo copyright Robert McDonald		 Eurasian Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Jean-Sébastien Rousseau-Piot
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Jean-Sébastien Rousseau-Piot		 Collared Owlet - Photo copyright Suppalak Klabdee
Collared Owlet
Photo copyright Suppalak Klabdee		 Pearl-spotted Owlet - Photo copyright Lynnette Oxley
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Photo copyright Lynnette Oxley
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Northern Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Peter Weber
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Peter Weber		 Mountain Pygmy-Owl Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl Cape Pygmy-Owl Andean Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Cliff Buckton
Andean Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Cliff Buckton
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Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl (split from Andean Owl) - Photo copyright Nick Bray
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl (split from Andean Owl)
Photo copyright Nick Bray		 Yungas Pygmy-Owl Colima Pygmy-Owl Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz
...		 Central American Pygmy-Owl
Subtropical Pygmy-Owl Hardy's Pygmy-Owl Brazillian (Least) Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
Brazillian (Least) Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Arthur Grosset
...		 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Peter Weber
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Peter Weber		 Tucuman Pygmy-Owl
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Peter Bono
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Peter Bono
...		 Austral Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Aves Andes (Michael Rinke)
Austral Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Aves Andes (Michael Rinke)		 Cuban Pygmy-Owl - Photo copyright Tyler Hicks
Cuban Pygmy-Owl
Photo copyright Tyler Hicks		 Red-chested Owlet Sjostedt's Owlet - Photo copyright Brian Schmidt
Sjostedt's Owlet
Photo copyright Brian Schmidt

Asian Barred Owlet - Photo copyright Sumit Sen
Asian Barred Owlet
Photo copyright Sumit Sen
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Javan Owlet
Jungle Owlet - Photo copyright Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
Jungle Owlet
Photo copyright Clement Francis and Vijaykumar Thondaman
Chestnut-backed Owlet - Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
Chestnut-backed Owlet
Photo copyright Wim van der Schot
African Barred Owlet - Photo copyright Bruce Marcot
African Barred Owlet
Photo copyright Bruce Marcot

Chestnut Owlet - Photo copyright Minnattallah Boutros
Chestnut Owlet
Photo copyright Minnattallah Boutros		 ...
Ngami Owlet		 ...
Scheffler's Owlet		 ...
Albertine Owlet
Long-whiskered Owlet - Photo copyright John DiGrazia of Birding in Peru
Long-whiskered Owlet
Photo copyright John DiGrazia of Birding in Peru
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Elf Owl - Photo copyright Steve Metz
Elf Owl
Photo copyright Steve Metz		 Little Owl - Photo copyright Tetsu Sato
Little Owl
Photo copyright Tetsu Sato		 Spotted Owlet - Photo copyright Dave Behrens
Spotted Owlet
Photo copyright Dave Behrens
...		 Forest Owlet Burrowing Owl - Photo copyright Don DesJardin
Burrowing Owl
Photo copyright Don DesJardin
Boreal Owl - Photo copyright Terry Brashear
Boreal Owl
Photo copyright Terry Brashear
...		 Saw-whet Owl - Photo copyright Peter Weber
Saw-whet Owl
Photo copyright Peter Weber		 Unspotted Saw-whet Owl Buff-fronted Owl Rufous Owl

Powerful Owl - Photo copyright Trevor Quested
Powerful Owl
Photo copyright Trevor Quested
Barking Owl - Photo copyright Chris Chafer
Barking Owl
Photo copyright Chris Chafer
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Sumba Boobook
Southern Boobook - Photo copyright Hans and Judy Beste
Southern Boobook
Photo copyright Hans and Judy Beste		 ...
Morepork

Brown Boobook (Hawk-Owl) - Photo copyright Christian Artuso
Brown Boobook (Hawk-Owl)
Photo copyright Christian Artuso		 ...
Andaman Boobook
White-browed Boobook - Photo copyright Peter Bono
White-browed Boobook
Photo copyright Peter Bono
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Philippine Boobook - Photo copyright Peter Bono
Philippine Boobook
Photo copyright Peter Bono		 ...
Ochre-bellied Boobook
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Moluccan Boobook
Christmas Island Boobook (Hawl-Owl) - Photo copyright Christmas Island Tourist Association
Christmas Island Boobook (Hawl-Owl)
Photo copyright Christmas Island Tourist Association
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Jungle Boobook		 ...
Manus Boobook		 ...
Speckled Boobook
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Bismarck Boobook
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Russet Boobook		 ...
Solomon Islands Boobook		 ...
Papuan Boobook		 ...
Laughing Owl
Jamaican Owl - Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
Jamaican Owl
Photo copyright Vaughan Ashby of Birdfinders
...		 Stygian Owl Long-eared Owl - Photo copyright Robert McDonald
Long-eared Owl
Photo copyright Robert McDonald		 Abyssinian Owl Madagascar Owl
Striped Owl Short Eared Owl - Photo copyright Andrew Wilson
Short-eared Owl
Photo copyright Andrew Wilson		 Marsh Owl - Photo copyright Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi
Marsh Owl
Photo copyright Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi		 Fearful Owl Caatinga Nighthawk
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