Strigiformes

There are two families in the Strigiforme order.  They are Strigidae and Tytonidae.   

Differences between Tytonidae and Strigidae

Tytonidae

Strigidae
Heart-shaped face Round face
Large head and long legs Smaller head and shorter legs
Hunt at night Some kinds hunt during the day.
No feathered ear tufts Have feathered ear tufts.

Owls on our site:
  • Tytonidae
    • Barn Owl
  • Strigidae
    • Barred Owl
    • Boreal Owl
    • Burrowing Owl
    • Eastern Screech-owl
    • Elf Owl
    • Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
    • Flammulated Owl
    • Great Gray Owl
    • Great Horned Owl
    • Long-eared Owl
    • Mottled Owl
    • Northern Hawk Owl
    • Northern Pygmy-owl
    • Northern Saw-whet Owl
    • Oriental Scops-owl
    • Short-eared Owl
    • Snowy Owl
    • Spotted Owl
    • Stygian Owl
    • Western Screech-owl
    • Whiskered Screech-owl