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