Wood owls

Rusty-barred owl
Strix hylophila
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 |  Strix
Population statistics

Strix is a genus of the family Strigidae, consisting of eighteen species of medium to large owls, and commonly known as earless or wood owls.

Strix has its origins from the Latin striga, meaning "to furrow" or "to strike",[1] and was first used as a genus name for earless owls by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

## Species[edit]

* African wood owl, Strix woodfordii
* Barred owl, Strix varia
* Black-banded owl, Strix huhula
* Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica
* Chaco owl, Strix chacoensis
* Fulvous owl, Strix fulvescens
* Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa
* Himalayan owl, Strix nivicolum
* Hume's owl, Strix butleri
* Mottled wood owl, Strix ocellata
* Omani owl, Strix omanensis
* Pere David's owl, Strix davidi
* Rufous-legged owl, Strix rufipes
* Rusty-barred owl, Strix hylophila
* Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis
* Spotted wood owl, Strix seloputo
* Tawny owl, Strix aluco
* Ural owl, Strix uralensis

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strix