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Dusky Eagle-owl Dusky Eagle-owl Ketupa coromanda Population status: Least Concern Body length: 48-53 cm (18.9-20.8 in) Wingspan: data deficient Weight: data deficient Yeray Seminario/Whitehawk Birding Did you Know? There are two recognized subspecies of …

Cuban Pygmy-owl Cuban Pygmy-owl Glaucidium siju Population status: Least Concern Body length: 16–17 cm (6.5 in) Wingspan: 97-110 mm (3.8-4.3 in) Weight: 47-102 g (1.6-3.6 oz) RUSSELL THORSTROM Did You Know? There are three subspecies of Cuban Pygmy-owl …

Costa Rican Pygmy-owl Costa Rican Pygmy-owl Glaucidium costaricanum Population status: Least Concern Body length: 14.5-17 cm (5.7-6.7 in) Weight: 53-99 g (1.8-3.5 oz) Henry Fallas Gutiérrez Did You Know? Biologists still have so much to learn about the …

Cinnamon Screech-owl Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni Population status: Least Concern Body length: 23-24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) Weight: 88-105 g (3-3.7 oz) Fernando Angulo/CORBIDI Did You Know? This owl's scientific name is in honor of Roger Tory …

Black-and-white Owl Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata Population status: Least Concern Body length: 35-40 cm (13.7-15.7 in) Weight: 436-535 g (15-18.8 oz) JENN SINASAC Did You Know? The Black-and-white Owl is one of the few owl species found in the …

Common Barn-owl Common Barn-owl Tyto alba Population status: Least Concern Body length: 14-20 inches (35-50 cm) Wingspan: 3-1/2 feet (1 m) Weight: 8-21 ounces (226-595 g) James Bodkin Did you know? Perhaps because of their white, some might say …

Bare-shanked Screech-owl Bare-shanked Screech-owl Megascops clarkii Population status: Least Concern Body length: 23–25 cm (9-9.8 in) Weight: 130–190 g (4.5-6.7 oz) YERAY SEMINARIO/WHITEHAWK Did You Know? This owl has been known to hunt insects that are …

Australian Masked-owl Australian Masked-owl Tyto novaehollandiae Population status: Least Concern Body length: 33-47 cm (13-18.5 in) Weight: 420-1260 g (14.8-44 oz) MAT GILFEDDER Did You Know? There are nine recognized subspecies of the Australian …

Eastern Grass-owl Eastern Grass-owl Tyto longimembris Population status: Least Concern Body length: 32–38 cm (12.5-14.9 in) Wingspan: 112 cm (44 in) Weight: 265-582 g (9-20.5 oz) MAT GILFEDDER Did You Know? There are five recognized subspecies of the …

Explore raptors page What makes a raptor a raptor? You might be surprised to learn that scientists are still answering that question!  With new tools like genetic analysis, even centuries-old ideas are challenged. Certain physical traits are common to …