True owl or Typical owl (family
Strigidae) are one of
the two generally accepted families of Owls,
the other being t
he barn owls,
Tytonidae
.
This large family comprises around 189 living species in 25 genera.
The typical owls have a cosmopolitan distribution and
are found on every continent except Antarctica.
One of those generas are the
Bubo
see list at bottom for all generas.
Engelsk |
Norsk |
Latinsk |
Spotted Eagle-Owl |
Flekkhubro |
Bubo
africanus |
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl |
Ørkenhubro |
Bubo
ascalaphus |
Rock Eagle-Owl |
Bengalhubro |
Bubo
bengalensis |
Eurasian
Eagle-Owl |
Hubro |
Bubo
bubo |
Cape (Mackinder's) Eagle-Owl |
Kopjehubro |
Bubo
capensis |
Greyish Eagle-Owl |
Sahelhubro |
Bubo
cinerascens |
Dusky Eagle-Owl |
Braminhubro |
Bubo
coromandus |
Verreaux's (Milky) Eagle-Owl |
Gråhubro |
Bubo
lacteus |
Akun Eagle-Owl |
Billehubro |
Bubo
leucostictus |
Magellanic Horned Owl |
Chilehubro |
Bubo
magellanicus |
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl |
Skoghubro |
Bubo
nipalensis |
Philippine Eagle-Owl |
Rusthubro |
Bubo
philippensis |
Fraser's Eagle-Owl |
Småhubro |
Bubo
poensis |
Snowy
Owl |
Snøugle |
Bubo
scandiacus |
Shelley's Eagle-Owl |
Herkuleshubro |
Bubo
shelleyi |
Barred Eagle-Owl |
Malayhubro |
Bubo
sumatranus |
Great Horned Owl |
Amerikahubro |
Bubo
virginianus |
Usambara Eagle-Owl |
Usambarahubro |
Bubo
vosseleri |
The nearly 200 extant species are assigned to a number of genera,
which are in taxonomic order:
Genus Megascops: screech-owls, some 20 species
Genus Otus: scops-owls; probably paraphyletic, about
45 species se
her
Genus Pyrroglaux - Palau Owl
Genus Gymnoglaux - Bare-legged Owl or Cuban Screech-owl
Genus Ptilopsis - white-faced owls, 2 species
Genus Mimizuku - Giant Scops-owl or Mindanao Eagle-owl
Genus Bubo - horned owls, eagle-owls and fish-owls;
paraphyletic
with Nyctea, Ketupa and Scotopelia, some 25 species
Genus Strix - earless owls, some 15 species
(lappugle, slagugle,kattugle)
Genus Ciccaba - 4 species
Genus Lophostrix - Crested Owl
Genus Jubula - Maned Owl
Genus Pulsatrix - spectacled owls, 3 species
Genus Surnia - Northern Hawk-Owl
(tegn)
Genus Glaucidium - pygmy owls, about 30-35 species
(spurveugle, tegn)
Genus Xenoglaux - Long-whiskered Owlet
Genus Micrathene - Elf Owl
Genus Athene - 2-4 species (kirkeugle,
tegn)
(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 (Hornugle,
Jordugle tegn)
Genus Nesasio - Fearful Owl |
Aegolius is a small genus of owls. Three of the species are
restricted to the New World, but th Boreal Owl has
a circumpolar range through North America, Eurasia, the Alps and the
Rockies.
The species are:
Boreal Owl or Tegmalm's Owl,
Aegolius funereus, No: Perleugle
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl, Aegolius ridgwayi
Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii