North American Owls
A Reference for North American Owls
Owl Galleries
The main Owl photos below link to their page where all photos, video and recordings of the individual owls are found. Each owl has a complete page of photos and recordings with explanations, field notes to help identify the owls… Look for the new streaming video on these pages!
Click on the Owl Species thumbnail below to bring up each main owl page.
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Barred Owl
Strix Varia
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
Brown Hawk-Owl
Ninox scutulataBrown Hawk-Owl
Burrowing Owl
Athene cuniculariaBurrowing Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops (Otus) asioEastern Screech-Owl
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolusFlammulated Owl
Great Gray Owl
Strix nebulosaGreat Gray Owl
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianusGreat Horned Owl
Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLong-eared Owl
Mountain Pygmy-Owl
Otus flammeolusMountain Pygmy-Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ululaNorthern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium californicumNorthern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet Owl
Oriental Scops-Owl
Otus suniaOriental Scops-Owl
Ridgeway’s Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianumRidgeway’s Pygmy-Owl
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusShort-eared Owl
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalisSpotted Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops (Otus) kennicottiiWestern Screech-Owl
