What breeds of owls are there?

There are over 250 species of owls, belonging to two families:

Tytonidae (Barn Owls)

- Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

- Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)

- Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis)

- Cloud-forest Screech-Owl (Megascops nebulosus)

- Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)

- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)

- Northern Hawk-Owl (Surnia ulula)

Strigidae (True Owls)

- Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)

- Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni)

- Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina)

- California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis)

- Barred Owl (Strix varia)

- Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

- Stygian Owl (Asio stygius)

- Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)

- Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

- Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)

- Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)

- Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

- Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum)

- Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)

- Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

- Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)

- Little Owl (Athene noctua)

- Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

- Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

- Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)