Topic summary
True owl
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Strigidae.
The true owls or typical owls (familyStrigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls and bay owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises roughly 230 living or recently extinct species in 23 genera. The Strigidae owls have a cosmopolitan distribution and are found on every continent except Antarctica.