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Strigidae - Owls
 
       
Subfamily - Striginae    
 
       
  African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis senegalensis  
  Seychelles Scops Owl Otus insularis monotypic, endemic to The Seychelles
 
  Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba drcussatus  
 
  Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis monotypic
  Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti monotypic
 
  Lesser Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus monotypic
  Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus monotypic
  Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens monotypic
  Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus monotypic
 
  Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli monotypic
 
  African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii woodfordii  
  Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata monotypic
 
       
Subfamily - Surniinae    
 
       
  Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum licua
* Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum medianum
* Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum phalaenoides
Pacific Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum monotypic
Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana monotypic
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense ngamiense
 
  * Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia cunicularia  
  * Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia grallaria  
 
       
Subfamily - Asioninae    
 
       
  Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus suinda
  Marsh Owl Asio capensis capensis