Owls of Nepal

Scientific Name

Tytonidae family

1. Barn OwlTyto alba

2. Grass OwlTyto capensis

Strigidae Family

3. Mountain Scops OwlOtus spilocephalus

4. Oriental Scops OwlOtus sunia

5. Collared Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena

6. Eurasian Eagle OwlBubo bubo

7. Spot-bellied Eagle OwlBubo nipalensis

8. Dusky Eagle OwlBubo coromandus

9. Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis

10. Tawny Fish OwlKetupa flavipes

11. Brown Wood OwlStrix leptogrammica

12. Tawny OwlStrix aluco

13. Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei

14. Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides

15. Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum

16. Little OwlAthene noctua

17. Spotted OwletAthene brama

18. Brown Hawk-OwlNinox scutulata

19. Long-eared OwlAsio otus

20. Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

Source: Richard et al. 2003, BCN 2005