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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Clade: | Afroaves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Subfamily: | Striginae |
Tribe: | Bubonini |
Genus: | Nyctaetus Le Maout, 1853 |
Nyctaetus is a genus of owls in the Strigidae family. It contains the following species:
- Shelley's Eagle Owl, Nyctaetus shelleyi
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Nyctaetus lacteus
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