Owls of US and Canada

All the owls found in the US and Canada are found in this guide

All 19

Flammulated Owl ¹
Psiloscops flammeolus

Whiskered Screech-Owl ²
Megascops trichopsis

Eastern Screech-Owl ³
Megascops asio

Western Screech-Owl ⁴
Megascops kennicottii

Great Horned Owl ⁵
Bubo virginianus

Snowy Owl ⁶
Bubo scandiacus

Spotted Owl ⁷
Strix occidentalis

Barred Owl ⁸
Strix varia

Northern Hawk Owl ⁹
Surnia ulula

Northern Pygmy-Owl ¹⁰
Glaucidium gnoma

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl ⁴
Glaucidium brasilianum

Elf Owl ⁴
Micrathene whitneyi

Burrowing Owl ¹¹
Athene cunicularia

Short-eared Owl ¹²
Asio flammeus

Great Gray Owl ¹³
Strix nebulosa

Boreal Owl ¹⁴
Aegolius funereus

Long-eared Owl ¹⁵
Asio otus

Northern Saw-whet Owl ¹⁶
Aegolius acadicus

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