Wood Owl
Text from WikiPediA.
Owls are birds of the order Strigiformes, which includes about 200 species (of which I photographed 49 members so far) of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. Exceptions include the diurnal northern hawk-owl and the gregarious burrowing owl.
Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica and some remote islands.
Owls are divided into two families: the Strigidae family of true (or typical) owls; and the Tytonidae family of barn-owls.
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Updated 14/03/2020
Genus Bubo - Horned Owls, Eagle Owls and Fish Owls. I photographed 10 of the 25 species
Owls - Genus Bubo - Eagle-Fish-Great Eared Owls
Magallanic_Horned_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V9231_-_Magallanic_Horned_Owl.jpg
Great_Horned_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V1788_-_Great_Horned_Owl.jpg
Brown_Fish_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V0232_-_Brown_Fish_Owl.jpg
Buffy_Fish_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V7027_-_Buffy_Fish_Owl.jpg
Cape_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P6051_-_Cape_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Dusky_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P5660a_-_Dusky_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Greyish_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P7277_-_Greyish_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Spotted_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V0504_-_Spotted_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Verreaux_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V7055_-_Verreaux_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Spot-bellied_Eagle_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V8769_-_Spot-bellied_Eagle_Owl.jpg
Genus Glaucidium - Pygmy-Owls. I photographed 8 of the 30 species
Owls - Genus Glaucidium - Pygmy Owls
African_Barred_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A3125_-_African_Barred_Owlet.jpg
Amazonian_Pygmy_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/785A5083_-_Amazonian_Pygmy_Owl.jpg
Asian-barred_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_8359_-_Asian-barred_Owlet.jpg
Austral_Pygmy_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V8124_-_Austral_Pygmy_Owl.jpg
Chestnut-backed_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V4926_-_Chestnut-backed_Owlet.jpg
Ferruginous_Pygmy-Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/785A1623_-_Ferruginous_Pygmy-Owl.jpg
Jungle_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P4648_-_Jungle_Owlet.jpg
Pearl-spotted_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V6952_-_Pearl-spotted_Owlet.jpg
Genus Megascops - Screech-Owls. I photographed 5 of the 20 species
Owls - Genus Megascops - Screech-Owls
Choco_Screech_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_2448_-_Choco_Screech_Owl.jpg
Rufescent_Screech-Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_6832_-_Rufescent_Screech-Owl.jpg
Tawny-bellied_Screetch-Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_0914_-_Tawny-bellied_Screetch-Owl.jpg
Tropical_Screech_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_6161_-_Tropical_Screech_Owl.jpg
Vermiculated_Screech-Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P5136_-_Vermiculated_Screech-Owl.jpg
Genus Otus - Scops-Owls. I photographed 10 of the 45 species
Owls - Genus Otus - Scops-Owls
African_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P7138_-_African_Scops_Owl.jpg
Collared_Scops_Owl_-_Otus_lettia.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/Collared_Scops_Owl_-_Otus_lettia.jpg
Madagascar_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A0582_-_Madagascar_Scops_Owl.jpg
Northern_White-faced_Scops_Owl.jpg
Oriental_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V2119_-_Oriental_Scops_Owl.jpg
Pallid_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A5435_-_Pallid_Scops_Owl.jpg
Serendib_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V4804_-_Serendib_Scops_Owl.jpg
Sulawesi_Scops_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V7677_-_Sulawesi_Scops_Owl.jpg
White-faced_Scops-Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V6677_-_White-faced_Scops-Owl.jpg
White-fronted_Scopsowl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_9245_-_White-fronted_Scopsowl.jpg
Genus Athene - Little Owl, Burrowing Owl and some more. I photographed 4 of the 5 species
Owls - Genus Athene - Little-Burrowing Owl
Burrowing_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P1939_-_Burrowing_Owl.jpg
Little_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A0029_-_Little_Owl.jpg
Spotted_Owlet.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P5256_-_Spotted_Owlet.jpg
White-browed_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A9280_-_White-browed_Owl.jpg
All other Genera. I photographed 3 of the 5 species
Owls
Abyssinian_Long-eared_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A9217_-_Abyssinian_Long-eared_Owl.jpg
Barn_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/2M3A7936_-_Barn_Owl.jpg
Black-and-White_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V8982_-_Black-and-White_Owl.jpg
Brown_Hawk_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_1377a_-_Brown_Hawk_Owl.jpg
Brown_Wood_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V8873_-_Brown_Wood_Owl.jpg
Crested_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_0884_-_Crested_Owl.jpg
Marsh_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P2498a_-_Marsh_Owl.jpg
Ochre-bellied_Boobook.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V6841_-_Ochre-bellied_Boobook.jpg
Short-eared_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_8397_-_Short-eared_Owl.jpg
Spectacled_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_0184__Spectacled_Owl.jpg
Spotted_Wood_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/C16V2971_-_Spotted_Wood_Owl.jpg
Striped_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P7169_-_Striped_Owl.jpg
Stygian_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/785A1521_-_Stygian_Owl.jpg
Tawny_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/3T9P5158_-_Tawny_Owl.jpg
Tawny-browed_Owl.jpg
https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Owls/IMG_6119_-_Tawny-browed_Owl.jpg