Strix (genus)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| iStrix owls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa
| ||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| | ||||||||||||
|
15, see text. |
Strix is a genus of owls. Thesy belong to the typical owl family Strigidae, one of the two generally accepted families of owls with the other being the barn owls, Tytonidae.
These are medium-large powerful owls. They do not have ear tufts and most are highly nocturnal woodland birds. Most live on small mammals, birds and reptiles.
[edit] Species
- Spotted Wood Owl, Strix seloputo
- Mottled Wood Owl, Strix ocellata
- Brown Wood Owl, Strix leptogrammica
- Tawny Owl, Strix aluco
- Hume's Owl, Strix butleri
- Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis
- Barred Owl, Strix varia
- Fulvous Owl, Strix fulvescens
- Rusty-barred Owl, Strix hylophila
- Rufous-legged Owl, Strix rufipes
- Chaco Owl, Strix chacoensis
- Ural Owl, Strix uralensis
- Pere David's Owl, Strix davidi
- Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa
- African Wood Owl, Strix woodfordii
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: |
 | This bird article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
bg:Улулици de:Käuze eo:Strigo he:לילית (עוף) lt:Pelėdos ru:Неясыти
