Horned owl
| Eurasian Eagle Owl | ||||||||||||
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 Eurasian Eagle Owl | ||||||||||||
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The horned owls are a genus (Bubo) of 18 species of typical owls which are found in many parts of the world. Horned owls are among the largest owls.
The species are:
- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- South American Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu)
- Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
- Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)
- Rock Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis)
- Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus)
- Cape Eagle Owl (Bubo capensis)
- Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus)
- Grayish Eagle Owl (Bubo cinerascens)
- Fraser's Eagle Owl (Bubo poensis)
- Usambara Eagle Owl (Bubo vosseleri)
- Spot-bellied Eagle Owl (Bubo nipalensis)
- Barred Eagle Owl (Bubo sumatranus)
- Shelley's Eagle Owl (Bubo shelleyi)
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)
- Dusky Eagle Owl (Bubo coromandus)
- Akun Eagle Owl (Bubo leucostictus)
- Philippine Eagle Owl (Bubo philippensis)
- Brown Fish Owl, Bubo zeylonensis
- Tawny Fish Owl, Bubo flavipes
- Buffy Fish Owl, Bubo ketupu
- Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiaca