Owls of the world - a photographic guide - second edition

The superlative identification guide to 268 species of owl, now in paperback. Praise for the first edition: "A native of Finland, the author is the world's best-known owl expert, having visited the birds in 128 countries over the past 40 years. Here he describes all of the world's 249 species of owls in copious detail with tips on identification, habitat, calls, and status and distribution. The text is enhanced by 750 color photographs from leading wildlife photographers. A spectacular book." --Library Journal, Best Reference 2012 "Owl enthusiasts will recognize Owls of the World as an important new reference work written by a world authority. Highly recommended." --Wildlife Afield Journal, Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies "[An] important book. Recommended for most libraries -- good value and quality for the price." --Booklist Owls of the World, second edition, is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic birds of prey. It is packed with spectacular photography of 268 species of owls from all over the world, including extinct species. Many of the images are of highly elusive species very rarely caught on camera. The photos are accompanied by authoritative text describing: Identification notes Habitat Population status Voice Food Distribution Accurate range maps Similar species. The photographic coverage includes plumages and subspecies which promotes differentiation between species, making this the definitive work on owl identification. Similar-looking ("confusion") species are included and owls are shown as adults from a perspective which clearly shows markings that assist in identification. For birders, naturalists, wildlife photographers, researchers and any fan of the Order Strigiformes, Owls of the World is the definitive work on species identification as well as a comprehensive encyclopedia for reference and pleasure. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction What makes an Owl? Vision Hearing Significance of ear-tufts Silent flight Bill and claws The Nature of Owls Shape and size Calls Colour variation and ageing Abnormalities in Owl plumage Moult Food and hunting Habitat Behaviour Intraguild aggression Breeding strategies Longevity records Movements Evolution of Owls Distrib ution and biogeography Taxonomy and DNA-sequencing Owls and humans Conservation Extinct Owls ‘Owlaholics’ Owl associations and global research organisations Owls on the internet Species accounts Photographs Distribution maps References Topography of a typical Owl Abbreviations Glossary The Species Accounts TytonIdae: Barn, Grass And Bay Owls 1. Barn Owl Tyto alba 2. American Barn Owl Tyto furcata 3. Curacao Barn Owl Tyto bargei 4. Lesser Antilles Barn Owl Tyto insularis 5. Galapagos Barn Owl Tyto punctatissima 6. Cape Verde Barn Owl Tyto detorta 7. Sao Tome Barn Owl Tyto thomensis 8. Australia n Barn Owl Tyto delicatula 9. Boang Barn Owl Tyto crassirostris 10. Andaman Barn Owl Tyto deroepstorffi 11. Ashy -Faced Owl Tyto glaucops 12. Madagascar red Owl Tyto soumagnei 13. Golden masked Owl Tyto aurantia 14. Taliabu Masked Owl Tyto nigrobrunnea 15. Eastern grass Owl Tyto longimembris 16. African grass Owl Tyto capensis 17. Lesser masked Owl Tyto sororcula 18. Austr Alian Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae 19. Manus Masked Owl Tyto manusi 20. Sulawes I Masked Owl Tyto rosenbergii 21. Tasm Anian Masked Owl Tyto castanops 22. Sulawesi Golden Owl Tyto inexspectata 23. Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto multipunctata 24. Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa 25. Itombwe Owl Tyto prigoginei 26. Orient Albay Owl Phodilus badius 27. Srilank Abay Owl Phodilus assimilis Strigidae: True Owls 28. Common Scops Owl Otus scops 29. Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei 30. Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae 31. African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis 32. Scotra Scops Owl Otus socotranus 33. Cinnamon Scops Owl Otus icterorhynchus 34. Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae 35. Pemba Scops Owl Otus pembaensis 36. Sao Tome Scops Owl Otus hartlaubi 37. Seychelles Scops Owl Otus insularis 38. Mayotte Scops Owl Otus mayottensis 39. Grande Comore Scops Owl Otus pauliani 40. Anjouan Scops Owl Otus capnodes 41. Moheli Scops Owl Otus moheliensis 42. Madagasc Ar Scops Owl Otus rutilus 43. Torotoroka Scops Owl Otus madagascariensis 44. Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus 45. Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena 46. Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia 47. Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia 48. Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques 49. Elegant Scops Owl Otus elegans 50. Sunda Scops Owl Otus lempiji 51. Nico Bar Scops Owl Otus alius 52. Simeulue Scops Owl Otus umbra 53. Enggano Scops Owl Otus enganensis 54. Mentawai Scops Owl Otus mentawi 55. Rajah Scops Owl Otus brookii 56. Sing Apore Scops Owl Otus cnephaeus 57. Luzon Lowl And Scops Owl Otus megalotis 58. Mindanao Lowland Scops Owl Otus everetti 59. Visayan Lowland Scops Owl Otus nigrorum 60. Giant Scops Owl Otus gurneyi 61. Palawan Scops Owl Otus fuliginosus 62. White-Fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus 63. Reddish Scops Owl Otus rufescens 64. Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni 65. And Aman Scops Owl Otus balli 66. Javan Scops Owl Otus angelinae 67. Wallace’s Scops Owl Otus silvicola 68. Flores Scops Owl Otus alfredi 69. Mind Anao Scops Owl Otus mirus 70. Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis 71. Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mindorensis 72. Rinjani Scops Owl Otus jolandae 73. Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus 74. Wetar Scops Owl Otus tempestatis 75. Sula Scops Owl Otus sulaensis 76. Biak Scops Owl Otus beccarii 77. Sulawesi Scops Owl Otus manadensis 78. Kalidupa Scops Owl Otus kalidupae 79. Banggai Scops Owl Otus mendeni 80. Siau Scops Owl Otus siaoensis 81. Sangihe Scops Owl Otus collari 82. Mantanani Scops Owl Otus mantananensis 83. Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus 84. Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii 85. Eastern Screech Owl Megascops asio 86. Pacific Screech Owl Megascops cooperi 87. Oaxaca Screech Owl Megascops lambi 88. Whiskered Screech Owl Megascops trichopsis 89. Bearded Screech Owl Megascops barbarus 90. Balsas screech Owl Megascops seductus 91. Bare-Shanked Screech Owl Megascops clarkii 92. Tropical Screech Owl Megascops choliba 93. Maria Koepcke’s Screech Owl Megascops koepckeae 94. Peruvian Screech Owl Megascops roboratus 95. Tumbes Screech Owl Megascops pacificus 96. Montane Forest Screech Owl Megascops hoyi 97. Rufescent Screech Owl Megascops ingens 98. Santa Marta Screech Owl Megascops ‘gilesi’ 99. Colombian Screech Owl Megascops colombianus 100. Cinnamon Screech Owl Megascops petersoni 101. Cloud-Forest Screech Owl Megascops marshalli 102. Northern Tawny-Bellied Screech Owl Megascops watsonii 103. Southern Tawny -Bell Ied Screech Owl Megascops usta 104. Black-Capped Screech Owl Megascops atricapilla 105. Santa Catarina Screech Owl Megascops sanctaecatarinae 106. Vermicul Ated Screech Owl Megascops vermiculatus 107. Choco Screech Owl Megascops centralis 108. Roraima Screech Owl Megascops roraimae 109. Guatem Alan Screech Owl Megascops guatemalae 110. Puertorican Screech Owl Megascops nudipes 111. Rionapo Screech Owl Megascops napensis 112. White-Throated Screech Owl Megascops albogularis 113. Palau Owl Pyrroglaux podarginus 114. Cuban Bare-Legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii 115. Northern White-Faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis 116. Southern White-Faced Owl Ptilopsis granti 117. Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca 118. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 119. Magell Anic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus 120. Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 121. Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus 122. Rock Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis 123. Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis 124. Akun Eagle Owl Bubo leucostictus 125. Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 126. Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens 127. Fraser’s Eagle Owl Bubo poensis 128. Usambara Eagle Owl Bubo vosseleri 129. Milky Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus 130. Shelley’s Eagle Owl Bubo shelleyi 131. Forest Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis 132. Barred Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus 133. Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus 134. Philippine Eagle Owl Bubo philippensis 135. Blakiston’s Fish Owl Bubo blakistoni 136. Brown Fish Owl Bubo zeylonensis 137. Malay Fish Owl Bubo ketupu 138. Tawny Fish Owl Bubo flavipes 139. Pel’s Fishing Owl Bubo peli 140. Rufous Fish Ing Owl Bubo ussheri 141. Vermiculated Fishing Owl Bubo bouvieri 142. Spectacled Owl Pulsatrix perspicillata 143. Short-Browed Owl Pulsatrix pulsatrix 144. Tawny-Browed Owl Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana 145. Band-Bellied Owl Pulsatrix melanota 146. Tawny Owl Strix aluco 147. Hume’s Owl Strix butleri 148. African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii 149. Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo 150. Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata 151. Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica 152. Nias Wood Owl Strix niasensis 153. Himalayan Wood Owl Strix nivicola 154. Bartels’s Wood Owl Strix bartelsi 155. Mountain Wood Owl Strix newarensis 156. Mottled Owl Strix virgata 157. Rufous-Legged Owl Strix rufipes 158. Mexican Wood Owl Strix squamulata 159. Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis 160. Rusty-Barred Owl Strix hylophila 161. Rufous-Banded Owl Strix albitarsis 162. Black-And -White Owl Strix nigrolineata 163. Black-Banded Owl Strix huhula 164. Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis 165. Fulvous Owl Strix fulvescens 166. Barred Owl Strix varia 167. Sichuan Wood Owl Strix davidi 168. Ural Owl Strix uralensis 169. Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa 170. Maned Owl Jubula lettii 171. Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata 172. Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 173. Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum 174. Pearl-Spotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum 175. Red-Chested Pygmy Owl Glaucidium tephronotum 176. Coll Ared Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brodiei 177. Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium californicum 178. Baja Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hoskinsii 179. Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma 180. Ridgway’s Pygmy Owl Glaucidium ridgwayi 181. Cloud-Forest Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nubicola 182. Costa Rican Pygmy Owl Glaucidium costaricanum 183. Guatemalan Pygmy Owl Glaucidium cobanense 184. Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju 185. Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium sanchezi 186. Colima Pygmy Owl Glaucidium palmarum 187. Central American Pygmy Owl Glaucidium griseiceps 188. Sick’s Pygmy Owl Glaucidium sicki 189. Pernambuco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium minutissimum 190. Amazonian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium hardyi 191. Ferruginous Pygmy Owl Glaucidium brasilianum 192. Subtropical Pygmy Owl Glaucidium parkeri 193. Andean Pygmy Owl Glaucidium jardinii 194. Yungas Pygmy Owl Glaucidium bolivianum 195. Peruvian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium peruanum 196. Austral Pygmy Owl Glaucidium nana 197. Chaco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium tucumanum 198. Jungle Owlet Taenioglaux radiata 199. Chestnut-Backed Owlet Taenioglaux castanonota 200. Javan Owlet Taenioglaux castanoptera 201. Asian Barred Owlet Taenioglaux cuculoides 202. Sjostedt’s Owlet Taenioglaux sjostedti 203. Etchecopar’s Owlet Taenioglaux etchecopari 204. African Barred Owlet Taenioglaux capense 205. Albertine Owlet Taenioglaux albertina 206. Chestnut Owlet Taenioglaux castanea 207. Long-Whiskered Owl Xenoglaux loweryi 208. Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi 209. Forest Spotted Owl Heteroglaux blewitti 210. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 211. Little Owl Athene noctua 212. Lilith Owl Athene lilith 213. Ethiopian Little Owl Athene spilogastra 214. Northern Little Owl Athene plumipes 215. Spotted Little Owl Athene brama 216. Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus 217. Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 218. Unspotted Saw-Whet Owl Aegolius ridgwayi 219. Buff-Fronted Owl Aegolius harrisii 220. Rufous Owl Ninox rufa 221. Powerful Owl Ninox strenua 222. Barking Owl Ninox connivens 223. Sumba Boo Book Ninox rudolfi 224. Southern Boobook Ninox boobook 225. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae 226. Red Boobook Ninox lurida 227. Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis 228. Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata 229. Northern Boobook Ninox japonica 230. Chocolate Boobook Ninox randi 231. Hume’s Hawk Owl Ninox obscura 232. And Aman Hawk Owl Ninox affinis 233. Madagasc Arhawk Owl Ninox superciliaris 234. Luzon Hawk Owl Ninox philippensis 235. Mindoro Hawk Owl Ninox mindorensis 236. Mindanao Hawk Owl Ninox spilocephala 237. Romblon Hawk Owl Ninox spilonota 238. Cebu Hawk Owl Ninox rumseyi 239. Camiguin Hawk Owl Ninox leventisi 240. Sulu Hawk Owl Ninox reyi 241. Ochre-Bellied Hawk Owl Ninox ochracea 242. West Solomons boobook Ninox jacquinoti 243. Guadalcanal boobook Ninox granti 244. Malaita boobook Ninox malaitae 245. Makira boobook Ninox roseoaxillaris 246. Jungle Hawk Owl Ninox theomacha 247. Speckled Hawk Owl Ninox punctulata 248. Russet Hawk Owl Ninox odiosa 249. Moluccan Boobook Ninox squamipila 250. Halmahera Boobook Ninox hypogramma 251. Tanimbar Boobook Ninox forbesi 252. Cinnabar Hawk Owl Ninox ios 253. Togian Hawk Owl Ninox burhani 254. Little Sumba Hawk Owl Ninox sumbaensis 255. Christmas Hawk Owl Ninox natalis 256. Manus Hawk Owl Ninox meeki 257. Bismarck Hawk Owl Ninox variegata 258. Papuan Hawk Owl Uroglaux dimorpha 259. Fearful Owl Nesasio solomonensis 260. Jamaican Owl Pseudoscops grammicus 261. Stygian Owl Asio stygius 262. Long-Eared Owl Asio otus 263. African Long -Eared Owl Asio abyssinicus 264. Madagascar Long-Eared Owl Asio madagascariensis 265. Striped Owl Asio clamator 266. Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus 267. Galap Agos Short -Eared Owl Asio galapagoensis 268. Marsh Owl Asio capensis Further Reading Photographic credits Index Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This book contains lavish and spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences, sexing and ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. In this second edition, recent changes to owl taxonomy are incorporated with full descriptions (and images) of a number of new species, plus a several new photographs to improve this book's amazing photographic coverage still further. This is the definitive work on owl identification – no birder's bookshelf should be without it! Having Trouble Separating Your Scops From Your Screech Owls, Tengmalm's From Tawny Owl Or Collared And Spotted Owlets? Then This Is The Book For You. 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