Asio

Asio
Long-eared owl Asio otus
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Order	Strigiformes
Family Information
Family	Strigidae
Sub-family	Striginae
Genus Information
Genus	Asio
Population statistics

Asio is a genus of medium to large owls of the family Strigidae, and commonly referred to as "eared owls". The genus is distributed worldwide with eight species.

Species[edit]

• Abyssinian Owl, Asio abyssinicus
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Madagascar owl, Asio madagascariensis
• Marsh owl, Asio capensis
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
• Striped owl, Asio clamator
• Stygian owl, Asio stygius