Owls and their related birds

STRIGIFORMES
This room displays photos of owls and allies, including Nighthawks, Nightjars, Frogmouths and Potoos.

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Lesser Nighthawk, Ko Amerika Yotaka or Chordeiles acutipennis. photo: 08/2004, Paramaribo, Suriname. Blackish Nightjar [M][F(Animation)], Kuro Yotaka or Caprimulgus nigrescens. photo: 08/2004, Voltzberg, Suriname. White-faced Scops-Owl, Afurika Oo Konohazuku or Otus leucotis. photo: 08/2005, Etosha, Namibia.

Vermiculated Fishing-Owl, Tatejima Uokui Fukurô or Scotopelia bouvieri. photo: 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon. Whiskered Screech-Owl[1][2], Hige Konohazuku or Otus trichopsis. photo: 08/2008, Ramsey Canyon, Arizona, USA. Great Horned Owl, Amerika Washi Mimizuku or Bubo virginianus. photo: 08/2008, Chiricahuas, Arizona, USA.

Asian Barred Owlet, Oo Suzume Fukurô or Glaucidium cuculoides. photo: 08/2009, Cat Tien NP, Vietnam. Brown Wood Owl, Oo Fukurô or Strix leptogrammica. photo: 08/2009, Bach Ma, Vietnam. back to upper category


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