Owl Species Quiz

Name an Owl for each Genus.
Source: https://www.owlpages.com/owls/species.php
Some of these may be considered sub-species
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Genus
Species
Tyto (Barn & Grass Owls)
Western Barn Owl | American Barn Owl | Eastern Barn Owl | Ashy-faced Owl | Andaman Masked Owl | Madagascar Red Owl | Golden Masked Owl | Taliabu Masked Owl | Minahassa Masked Owl | Moluccan Masked Owl | Seram Masked Owl | Manus Masked Owl | Sulawesi Masked Owl | Australian Masked Owl | Tasmanian Masked Owl | African Grass Owl | Eastern Grass Owl | Lesser Sooty Owl | Greater Sooty Owl
Phodilus (Bay Owls)
Congo Bay Owl | Oriental Bay Owl | Sri Lanka Bay Owl
Otus (Scops Owls)
Giant Scops Owl | White-fronted Scops Owl | Reddish Scops Owl | Serendib Scops Owl | Sandy Scops Owl | Sokoke Scops Owl | Andaman Scops Owl | Flores Scops Owl | Mountain Scops Owl | Javan Scops Owl | Mindanao Scops Owl | Luzon Scops Owl | Mindoro Scops Owl | Principe Scops Owl | São Tomé Scops Owl | Madagascar Scops Owl | Torotoroka Scops Owl | Mayotte Scops Owl | Karthala Scops Owl | Anjouan Scops Owl | Mohéli Scops Owl | Pemba Scops Owl | Eurasian Scops Owl | Cyprus Scops Owl | Pallid Scops Owl | Arabian Scops Owl | Socotra Scops Owl | African Scops Owl | Oriental Scops Owl | Ryukyu Scops Owl | Moluccan Scops Owl | Rinjani Scops Owl | Wetar Scops Owl | Sula Scops Owl | Siau Scops Owl | Biak Scops Owl | Sulawesi Scops Owl | Sangihe Scops Owl | Mantanani Scops Owl | Seychelles Scops Owl | Nicobar Scops Owl | Simeulue Scops Owl | Enggano Scops Owl | Mentawai Scops Owl | Rajah Scops Owl | Sunda Scops Owl | Collared Scops Owl | Indian Scops Owl | Japanese Scops Owl | Philippine Scops Owl | Everett's Scops Owl | Negros Scops Owl | Palawan Scops Owl | Wallace's Scops Owl
Mascarenotus (Mascarene Scops Owls)
Réunion Owl | Mauritius Owl | Rodrigues Owl
Psiloscops
Flammulated Owl
Megascops (American Screech Owls)
Western Screech Owl | Eastern Screech Owl | Oaxaca Screech Owl | Pacific Screech Owl | Whiskered Screech Owl | Bearded Screech Owl | Balsas Screech Owl | Bare-shanked Screech Owl | Tropical Screech Owl | Koepcke's Screech Owl | Peruvian Screech Owl | Tumbes Screech Owl | Yungas Screech Owl | Rufescent Screech Owl | Santa Marta Screech Owl | Cinnamon Screech Owl | Cloud-forest Screech Owl | Tawny-bellied Screech Owl | Black-capped Screech Owl | Long-tufted Screech Owl | Vermiculated Screech Owl | Chocó Screech Owl | Foothill Screech Owl | Middle American Screech Owl | Rio Napo Screech Owl | Puerto Rican Screech Owl | White-throated Screech Owl
Pyrroglaux
Palau Owl
Margarobyas
Bare-legged Owl
Ptilopsis (White-faced Owls)
Northern White-faced Owl | Southern White-faced Owl
Bubo (Horned & Eagle Owls)
Snowy Owl | Great Horned Owl | Magellanic Horned Owl | Eurasian Eagle Owl | Pharaoh Eagle Owl | Indian Eagle Owl | Cape Eagle Owl | Spotted Eagle Owl | Greyish Eagle Owl | Fraser's Eagle Owl | Usambara Eagle Owl | Verreaux's Eagle Owl | Shelley's Eagle Owl | Barred Eagle Owl | Forest Eagle Owl | Dusky Eagle Owl | Akun Eagle Owl | Philippine Eagle Owl | Blakiston's Fish Owl
Ketupa (Fish Owls)
Brown Fish Owl | Buffy Fish Owl | Tawny Fish Owl
Scotopelia (Fishing Owls)
Pel's Fishing Owl | Rufous Fishing Owl | Vermiculated Fishing Owl
Pulsatrix
Spectacled Owl | Tawny-browed Owl | Band-bellied Owl
Strix (Wood Owls)
Spotted Wood Owl | Mottled Wood Owl | Brown Wood Owl | Tawny Owl | Maghreb Owl | Himalayan Wood Owl | Omani Owl | Desert Owl | African Wood Owl | Mottled Owl | Rufous-legged Owl | Chaco Owl | Rusty-barred Owl | Rufous-banded Owl | Black-and-White Owl | Black-banded Owl | Spotted Owl | Fulvous Owl | Barred Owl | Cinereous Owl | Sichuan Wood Owl | Ural Owl | Great Grey Owl
Jubala
Maned Owl
Lophostrix
Crested Owl
Surnia
Northern Hawk Owl
Glaucidium (Pygmy Owls)
Eurasian Pygmy Owl | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Red-chested Owlet | Collared Owlet | Sunda Owlet | Northern Pygmy Owl | Baja Pygmy Owl | Mountain Pygmy Owl | Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl | Guatemalan Pygmy Owl | Costa Rican Pygmy Owl | Cuban Pygmy Owl | Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl | Colima Pygmy Owl | Central American Pygmy Owl | Least Pygmy Owl | Pernambuco Pygmy Owl | Amazonian Pygmy Owl | Subtropical Pygmy Owl | Andean Pygmy Owl | Yungas Pygmy Owl | Peruvian Pygmy Owl | Austral Pygmy Owl | Ferruginous Pygmy Owl | Ridgway's Pygmy Owl | Chaco Pygmy Owl | Jungle Owlet | Chestnut-backed Owlet | Asian Barred Owlet | Javan Owlet | Sjöstedt's Barred Owlet | African Barred Owlet | Chestnut Owlet | Etchécopar's Owlet | Albertine Owlet
Xenoglaux
Long-whiskered Owlet
Micrathene
Elf Owl
Athene
Burrowing Owl | White-browed Owl | Forest Owlet | Little Owl | Spotted Owlet
Aegolius (Forest Owls)
Boreal Owl | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Bermuda Saw-whet Owl | Unspotted Saw-whet Owl | Buff-fronted Owl
Ninox (Hawk Owls)
Rufous Owl | Powerful Owl | Barking Owl | Sumba Boobook | Little Sumba Hawk Owl | Togian Boobook | Cinnabar Boobook | Morepork | Australian Boobook | Rote Boobook | Timor Boobook | Alor Boobook | Tasmanian Boobook | Brown Hawk Owl | Northern Boobook | Chocolate Boobook | Hume's Hawk Owl | Andaman Hawk Owl | Luzon Hawk Owl | Mindoro Hawk Owl | Mindanao Hawk Owl | Romblon Hawk Owl | Cebu Hawk Owl | Camiguin Hawk Owl | Sulu Hawk Owl | Ochre-bellied Boobook | Solomons Boobook | Papuan Boobook | Speckled Boobook | New Britain Boobook | Seram Boobook | Buru Boobook | Halmahera Boobook | Tanimbar Boobook | Christmas Boobook | Manus Boobook | New Ireland Boobook
Uroglaux
Papuan Hawk Owl
Sceloglaux
Laughing Owl
Nesasio
Fearful Owl
Pseudoscops
Jamaican Owl
Asio (Eared Owls & allies)
Stygian Owl | Long-eared Owl | Abyssinian Owl | Madagascar Owl | Striped Owl | Short-eared Owl | Galápagos Short-eared Owl | Marsh Owl
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