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Diversity of Striginae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Clade: | Afroaves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Subfamily: | Striginae Vigors, 1825 |
Typical owls, subfamily Striginae is a subfamily of true owls. Most owl species are in this subfamily, except the owlets, and hawk-owls.
Description[]
Typical owls are very small to (scops-owls, screech-owls) to very large (Eurasian Eagle-Owl).[1] They might be earless or have ear tufts, and their colour is brown, reddish-brown, greyish-brown, rufous, yellowish-brown, brown, grey, with streaks and spots.[1]
Their eyes range from yellow, pale yellow, orange-brown, honey-brown, chestnut-brown, deep orange.[1]
The cere can grey, creamy-yellow, yellow.[1]
Their bills can be grey, greyish-brown, blackish-horn, pale yellow, light greenish-yellow, dark greenish-black, yellow, greyish-yellow.[1]
Behaviour[]
Typical owls feed on insects and other arthropods, mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles and fish. Great Horned Owl feeds upon mammals the size of rabbits.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Genera[]
Otini: Scops-owls[]
- Genus Pyrroglaux - Palau Owl
- Genus Mascarenotus - Mascarene owls, 3 species (extinct c.1850)
- Genus Otus: scops-owls; probably paraphyletic, about 45 species
Asionini: Eared Owls[]
- Genus Ptilopsis - white-faced owls, 2 species
- Genus Nesasio - Fearful Owl
- Genus Asio - eared owls, 6-7 species
Megascopini: Screech-owls[]
- Genus Psiloscops - Flammulated Owl
- Genus Gymnoglaux - Bare-legged Owl or Cuban Screech-owl
- Genus Megascops: screech-owls, some 20 species
Pulsatrigini[]
- Genus Lophostrix - Crested Owl
- Genus Pulsatrix - spectacled owls, 3 species
Strigini: Wood-owls[]
- Genus Jubula - Maned Owl
- Genus Strix - earless owls, some 10 species
- Genus Ciccaba - split from Strix, 11 species
Bubonini: Eagle-owls[]
- Genus Bubo - horned and eagle owls, some 10 species
- Genus Nyctaetus - 2 species
- Genus Scotopelia - 3 species
- Genus Ketupa - 9 species
References[]
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