Balsas screech-owl
Megascops seductus
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45 species found in North America
The true owls family includes 45 species across North America. Browse the full list below for detailed information on each species.
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Bare-legged owl
Margarobyas lawrencii
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Bare-shanked screech-owl
Megascops clarkii
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Barred owl
Strix varia
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Bearded screech-owl
Megascops barbarus
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Bermuda saw-whet owl
Aegolius gradyi
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ExtinctRecently described species (2012) from fossil records; may have survived until colonial era.
Black-and-white owl
Strix nigrolineata
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Boreal owl
Aegolius funereus
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Burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia
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Central American pygmy-owl
Glaucidium griseiceps
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Choco screech-owl
Megascops centralis
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Cinereous owl
Strix sartorii
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Colima pygmy-owl
Glaucidium palmarum
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Costa Rican pygmy-owl
Glaucidium costaricanum
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Crested owl
Lophostrix cristata
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Cuban pygmy-owl
Glaucidium siju
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Eastern screech-owl
Megascops asio
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Elf owl
Micrathene whitneyi
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Ferruginous pygmy-owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
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Flammulated owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
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Fulvous owl
Strix fulvescens
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Great gray owl
Strix nebulosa
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Great horned owl
Bubo virginianus
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Jamaican owl
Asio grammicus
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Least ConcernThe Jamaican owl (Asio grammicus) is a medium-sized owl that is endemic to the island of Jamaica.
Long-eared owl
Asio otus
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Middle American screech-owl
Megascops guatemalae
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Mottled owl
Strix virgata
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Northern boobook
Ninox japonica
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Northern hawk owl
Surnia ulula
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Northern pygmy-owl
Glaucidium gnoma
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Northern saw-whet owl
Aegolius acadicus
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Oriental scops-owl
Otus sunia
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Pacific screech-owl
Megascops cooperi
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Puerto Rican owl
Gymnasio nudipes
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Short-eared owl
Asio flammeus
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Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus
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Spectacled owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
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Spotted owl
Strix occidentalis
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Striped owl
Asio clamator
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Stygian owl
Asio stygius
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Tamaulipas pygmy-owl
Glaucidium sanchezi
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Tropical screech-owl
Megascops choliba
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Unspotted saw-whet owl
Aegolius ridgwayi
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Western screech-owl
Megascops kennicottii
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Whiskered screech-owl
Megascops trichopsis
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