Wood owls
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Strix is a genus of the family Strigidae, consisting of eighteen species of medium to large owls, and commonly known as earless or wood owls.
| Wood owls | |
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| Rusty-barred owl Strix hylophila | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Sub-family | Striginae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Strix |
| Population statistics | |
Strix has its origins from the Latin striga, meaning "to furrow" or "to strike",[1] and was first used as a genus name for earless owls by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Species
- African wood owl, Strix woodfordii
- Barred owl, Strix varia
- Black-banded owl, Strix huhula
- Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica
- Chaco owl, Strix chacoensis
- Fulvous owl, Strix fulvescens
- Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa
- Himalayan owl, Strix nivicolum
- Hume's owl, Strix butleri
- Mottled wood owl, Strix ocellata
- Omani owl, Strix omanensis
- Pere David's owl, Strix davidi
- Rufous-legged owl, Strix rufipes
- Rusty-barred owl, Strix hylophila
- Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis
- Spotted wood owl, Strix seloputo
- Tawny owl, Strix aluco
- Ural owl, Strix uralensis