Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Strigidae - Owls

Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Kurodaia [Menoponidae]
Laemobothrion [Laemobothriidae]
Strigiphilus [Philopteridae]

Striginae

Otus Pennant, 1769

• Otus sagittatus (Cassin, 1849) - White-fronted Scops-Owl
• Otus rufescens (Horsfield, 1821) - Reddish Scops-Owl
• Otus icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873) - Sandy Scops-Owl
• Otus ireneae Ripley, 1966 - Sokoke Scops-Owl
• Otus balli (Hume, 1873) - Andaman Scops-Owl
• Otus alfredi (Hartert, E., 1897) - Flores Scops-Owl
• Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846) - Mountain Scops-Owl
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Otus brookii (Sharpe, 1892) - Rajah Scops-Owl
• Otus angelinae (Finsch, 1912) - Javan Scops-Owl
• Otus mentawi Chasen and Kloss, 1926 - Mentawai Scops-Owl
• Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769 - Indian Scops-Owl
Colpocephalum pectinatum Osborn, 1902
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Kurodaia deignani Elbel and Emerson, 1960 *
Strigiphilus boomae Ansari, 1955 *
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957 *

• Otus fuliginosus (Sharpe, 1888) - Palawan Scops-Owl
• Otus megalotis (Walden, 1875) - Philippine Scops-Owl
• Otus silvicola (Wallace, 1864) - Wallace's Scops-Owl
• Otus mirus Ripley and Rabor, 1968 - Mindanao Scops-Owl
• Otus longicornis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) - Luzon Scops-Owl
• Otus mindorensis (Whitehead, 1899) - Mindoro Scops-Owl
• Otus brucei (Hume, 1872) - Pallid Scops-Owl
• Otus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) - African Scops-Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861 )
Strigiphilus tuleskovi Balát, 1958

• Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Scops-Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861 )
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957
Strigiphilus tuleskovi Balát, 1958 *

• Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836) - Orientala Scops-Owl
• Otus flammeolus (Kaup, 1853) - Flammulated Owl
Strigiphilus otus Emerson, 1955

• Otus magicus (Müller, S., 1841) - Moluccan Scops-Owl
• Otus mantananensis (Sharpe, 1892) - Mantanani Scops-Owl
• Otus elegans (Cassin, 1852) - Elegant Scops-Owl
• Otus manadensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) - Sulawesi Scops-Owl
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Otus collari Lambert and Rasmussen, 1998 - Sangihe Scops-Owl
• Otus beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) - Biak Scops-Owl
• Otus insularis (Tristram, 1880) - Seychelles Scops-Owl
• Otus umbra (Richmond, 1903) - Simeulue Scops-Owl
• Otus alius Rasmussen, 1998 - Nicobar Scops-Owl
• Otus pembaensis Pakenham, 1937 - Pemba Scops-Owl
• Otus pauliani Benson, 1960 - Grand Comoro Scops-Owl
• Otus capnodes (Gurney, J. H., 1889) - Anjouan Scops-Owl
• Otus moheliensis Lafontaine and Moulaert, 1998 - Moheli Scops-Owl
• Otus mayottensis Benson, 1960 - Mayotte Scops-Owl
• Otus madagascariensis (Grandidier, A., 1867) - Torotoroka Scops-Owl
• Otus rutilus (Pucheran, 1849) - Rainforest Scops-Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861 )

• Otus hartlaubi (Giebel, 1849) - São Tomé Scops-Owl
• Otus asio (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern Screech-Owl
Colpocephalum
Kurodaia painei (McGregor, 1912) *
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus otus Emerson, 1955

• Otus kennicottii (Elliot, 1867) - Western Screech-Owl
Strigiphilus otus Emerson, 1955 *

• Otus seductus Moore, R. T., 1941 - Balsas Screech-Owl
• Otus cooperi (Ridgway, 1878) - Pacific Screech-Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861 )
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966

• Otus trichopsis (Wagler, 1832) - Whiskered Screech-Owl
Strigiphilus otus Emerson, 1955

• Otus choliba (Vieillot, 1817) - Tropical Screech-Owl
Colpocephalum cholibae Price and Beer, 1966 *
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966 *

• Otus roboratus Bangs and Noble, 1918 - Peruvian Screech-Owl
• Otus koepckeae Hekstra, 1982 - Koepcke´s Screech-Owl
• Otus clarkii Kelso, L. and Kelso, E. H., 1935 - Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
• Otus barbarus (Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1868) - Bearded Screech-Owl
• Otus ingens (Salvin, 1897) - Rufescent Screech-Owl
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966
Strigiphilus lophostrix Carriker, 1966

• Otus colombianus Taylor, 1952 - Colombian Screech-Owl
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966

• Otus petersoni Fitzpatrick and O´Neill, 1986 - Cinnamon Screech-Owl
• Otus marshalli Weske and Terborgh, 1981 - Cloud-forest Screech-Owl
• Otus watsonii (Cassin, 1849) - (Northern) Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Colpocephalum pectinatum Osborn, 1902
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966

• Otus guatemalae (Sharpe, 1875) - Middle-American Screech-Owl
Colpocephalum cholibae Price and Beer, 1966
Strigiphilus crucigerus Carriker, 1966

• Otus vermiculatus (Ridgway, 1887) - Vermiculated Screech-Owl
• Otus hoyi Koenig and Straneck, 1989 - Montane Forest Screech-Owl
• Otus atricapilla (Temminck, 1822) - Black-capped Screech-Owl
• Otus sanctaecatarinae (Salvin, 1897) - Long-tufted Screech-Owl
• Otus nudipes (Daudin, 1800) - Puerto Rican Screech-Owl
• Otus albogularis (Cassin, 1849) - White-throated Screech-Owl

Pyrroglaux Yamashina, 1938

• Pyrroglaux podarginus (Hartlaub and Finsch, 1872) - Palau Scops-Owl

Gymnoglaux Cabanis, 1855

• Gymnoglaux lawrencii (Sclater and Salvin, 1868) - Cuban/ Bare-legged Owl

Ptilopsis Kaup, 1851

• Ptilopsis leucotis (Temminck, 1820) - Northern White-faced Owl
Strigiphilus garylarsoni Clayton, 1990 *

• Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay, 1910) - Southern White-faced Owl

Mimizuku Hachisuka, 1934

• Mimizuku gurneyi (Tweeddale, 1879) - Giant Scops-Owl

Nyctea Stephens, 1826

• Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snowy Owl
Strigiphilus ceblebrachys (Denny, 1842) *

Bubo Duméril, 1806

• Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788) - Great Horned Owl
Colpocephalum brachysomum Kellogg and Chapman, 1902
Kurodaia magna Emerson, 1960
Strigiphilus chilensis Carriker, 1966 *
Strigiphilus elutus Carriker, 1966 *
Strigiphilus oculatus (Rudow, 1870) *
Strigiphilus syrnii (Packard, 1873)
• Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Kurodaia longipes (Giebel, 1874) *
Strigiphilus goniodicerus Eichler, 1949 *
Strigiphilus strigis (Pontoppidan, 1763) *

• Bubo ascalaphus Savigny, 1809 - Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
• Bubo capensis Smith, A., 1834 - Cape Eagle-Owl
Kurodaia longipes (Giebel, 1874)
Strigiphilus strigis (Pontoppidan, 1763)

• Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821) - Spotted Eagle-Owl
Kurodaia longipes (Giebel, 1874)
Strigiphilus strigis (Pontoppidan, 1763)

• Bubo cinerascens Guérin-Méneville, 1843 - Greyish Eagle-Owl
• Bubo poensis Fraser, 1853 - Fraser´s Eagle-Owl
Strigiphilus whitei Clay, 1974 *

• Bubo vosseleri Reichenow, 1908 - Usambara/Nduk Eagle-Owl
• Bubo nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 - Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
• Bubo sumatranus (Raffles, 1822) - Barred Eagle-Owl
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Bubo shelleyi (Sharpe and Ussher, 1872) - Shelley´s Eagle-Owl
• Bubo lacteus (Temminck, 1820) - Verreaux´s Eagle-Owl
Kurodaia longipes (Giebel, 1874)
Strigiphilus zumpti Ledger, 1970 *

• Bubo coromandus (Latham, 1790) - Dusky Eagle-Owl
Strigiphilus schemskei Clayton, 1990 *

• Bubo leucostictus Hartlaub, 1855 - Akun Eagle-Owl
• Bubo philippensis (Kaup, 1851) - Philippine Eagle-Owl
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Bubo blakistoni (Seebohm, 1884) - Blakiston´s Fish-Owl

Ketupa Lesson, 1830

• Ketupa zeylonensis (Gmelin, 1788) - Brown Fish-Owl
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 19457

• Ketupa flavipes (Hodgson, 1836) - Tawny Fish-Owl
• Ketupa ketupu (Horsfield, 1821) - Buffy Fish-Owl
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887) *
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 19457
Strigiphilus strigis (Pontoppidan, 1763) *

Scotopelia Bonaparate, 1850

• Scotopelia peli (Bonaparte, 1850) - Pel´s Fishing-Owl
Kurodaia scotopeliae Tendeiro, 1964 *
Strigiphilus riparius Clay, 1974 *

• Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871 - Rufous Fishing-Owl
• Scotopelia bouvieri Sharpe, 1875 - Vermiculated Fishing-Owl

Strix Linnaeus, 1758

• Strix seloputo Horsfield, 1821 - Spotted Wood Owl
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Strix ocellata (Lesson, 1839) - Mottled Wood Owl
• Strix leptogrammica Temminck, 1831 - Brown Wood Owl
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus ketupae Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758 - Tawny Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmata (Nitzsch, 1861)
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Laemobothrion nocturnum Giebel, 1874 *
Strigiphilus laticephalus (Uchida, 1949) *
Strigiphilus portigi Eichler, 1952 *

• Strix butleri (Hume, 1878) - Hume´s Owl
Strigiphilus cursitans (Nitzsch, 1861)

• Strix occidentalis (Xantus de Vesey, 1860) - Spotted Owl
Kurodaia magna Emerson, 1960
Strigiphilus syrnii (Packard, 1873) *

• Strix varia Barton, 1799 - Barred Owl
Kurodaia magna Emerson, 1960 *
Strigiphilus syrnii (Packard, 1873)

• Strix fulvescens (Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1868) - Fulvous Owl
• Strix hylophila Temminck, 1825 - Rusty-barred Owl
• Strix chacoensis Cherrie and Reichenberger, 1921 - Chaco Owl
• Strix rufipes King, 1827 - Rufous-legged Owl
Strigiphilus syrnii (Packard, 1873)

• Strix uralensis Pallas, 1771 - Ural Owl
Strigiphilus heterocerus (Grube, 1851) *
Strigiphilus laticephalus (Uchida, 1949) *

• Strix nebulosa Forster, J. R., 1772 - Great Grey Owl
Strigiphilus remotus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *
Strigiphilus syrnii (Packard, 1873) *

• Strix woodfordii (Smith, A., 1843) - African Wood Owl
Kurodaia tordoi Tendeiro, 1964 *
Strigiphilus nemoralis Clay, 1974 *

• Strix virgata (Cassin, 1848) - Mottled Owl
Kurodaia caputonis (Carriker, 1966) *
Strigiphilus virgo (Giebel, 1874) *
Strigiphilus strigis (Pontoppidan, 1763) *

• Strix albitarsis (Bonaparte, 1850) - Rufous-banded Owl

Ciccaba Wagler, 1832

• Ciccaba nigrolineata (Sclater, P. L., 1859) - Black-and-white Owl
Kurodaia caputonis (Carriker, 1966)

• Ciccaba huhula (Daudin, 1800) - Black-banded Owl

Jubula Bates, 1929

• Jubula lettii (Büttikofer, 1889) - Maned Owl

Lophostrix Lesson, 1836

• Lophostrix cristata (Daudin, 1800) - Crested Owl
Colpocephalum stricklandi (Carriker, 1966) *
Colpocephalum maculosum (Carriker, 1966) *
Strigiphilus lophostrix Carriker, 1966 *

Pulsatrix Kaup, 1848

• Pulsatrix perspicillata (Latham, 1790) - Spectacled Owl
Kurodaia crassiceps (Piaget, 1885) *
Strigiphilus elutus Carriker, 1966

• Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana (Bertoni, M. and Bertoni, W., 1901) - Tawny-browed Owl
• Pulsatrix melanota (Tschudi, 1844) - Band-bellied Owl

Surniinae

Surnia Duméril, 1806

• Surnia ulula (Linnaeus, 1758) - Northern Hawk Owl
Strigiphilus crenulatus (Giebel, 1874) *

Glaucidium Boie, 1826

• Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eurasian Pygmy Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861)
Strigiphilus splendens (Giebel, 1874) *

• Glaucidium brodiei (Burton, 1836) - Collared Owlet
Kurodaia deigani Elbel and Emerson, 1960
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957
Strigiphilus siamensis Emerson and Elbel, 1957 *

• Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot, 1817) - Pearl-spotted Owlet
• Glaucidium gnoma Wagler, 1832 - Mountain Pygmy Owl
Kurodaia gnomae Price, 1964 *

• Glaucidium costaricanum Kelso, L. 1937 - Costa Rican Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium nubicola Robbins and Stiles, 1999 - Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium jardinii (Bonaparte, 1855) - Andean Pygmy Owl
Strigiphilus jardini Carriker, 1966 *

• Glaucidium bolivianum Konig, 1991 - Yungas Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium palmarum Nelson, 1901 - Colima Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium sanchezi Lowery and Newman, 1949 - Tamaulipas Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium griseiceps Sharpe, 1875 - Central American Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium parkeri Robbins and Howell, 1995 - Subtropical Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium hardyi Vielliard, 1989 - Amazonian Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium minutissimum (Wied-Neuwied, 1830) - Least Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium brasilianum (Gmelin, 1788) - Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Kurodaia caputonis (Carriker, 1966)
Strigiphilus microgenitalis Carriker, 1966 *

• Glaucidium peruanum König, 1991 - Peruvian Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium nanum (King, 1827) - Austral Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium siju (d´Orbigny, 1839) - Cuban Pygmy Owl
• Glaucidium tephronotum Sharpe, 1875 - Red-chested Owlet
• Glaucidium sjostedti Reichenow, 1893 - Sjostedt's Owlet
• Glaucidium cuculoides (Vigors, 1831) - Asian Barred Owlet
Kurodaia deignani Elbel and Emerson, 1960
Strigiphilus macrogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957 *

• Glaucidium castanopterum (Horsfield, 1821) - Javan Owlet
• Glaucidium radiatum (Tickell, 1833) - Jungle Owlet
• Glaucidium castanonotum (Blyth, 1846) - Chestnut-backed Owlet
• Glaucidium capense (Smith, A., 1834) - African Barred Owlet
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861)

Xenoglaux O´Neill and Graves, 1977

• Xenoglaux loweryi O´Neill and Graves, G. R., 1977 - Long-whiskered Owlet

Micrathene Coues, 1866

• Micrathene whitneyi (Cooper, J. G., 1861) - Elf Owl
Strigiphilus otus Emerson, 1955

Athene Boie, 1822

• Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) - Little Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861) *
Kurodaia panjabensis (Ansari, 1951)
Strigiphilus cursitans (Nitzsch, 1861) *

• Athene brama (Temminck, 1821) - Spotted Owlet
Colpocephalum pectinatum Osborn, 1902
Kurodaia panjabensis (Ansari, 1951) *
Strigiphilus bramae (Qadri, 1935) *

• Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) - Burrowing Owl
Colpocephalum pectinatum Osborn, 1902 *
Strigiphilus speotyti (Osborn, 1896) *
Strigiphilus desertae Carriker, 1966 *

Heteroglaux Hume, 1873

• Heteroglaux blewitti Hume, 1873 - Forest Owlet

Aegolius Kaup, 1829

• Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Boreal Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861)
Strigiphilus pallidus (Giebel, 1874) *

• Aegolius acadicus (Gmelin, 1788) - Saw-whet Owl
Kurodaia acadicae Price and Beer, 1963 *
Strigiphilus acadicus Emerson and Price, 1973 *

• Aegolius ridgwayi (Alfaro, 1905) - Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
• Aegolius harrisii (Cassin, 1849) - Buff-fronted Owl

Ninox Hodgson, 1837

• Ninox rufa (Gould, 1846) - Rufous Owl
• Ninox strenua (Gould, 1838) - Powerful Owl
• Ninox connivens (Latham, 1802) - Barking Owl
Colpocephalum turbinatum Denny, 1842

• Ninox rudolfi Meyer, A. B., 1882 - Sumba Boobook
• Ninox boobook (Latham, 1802) - Southern Boobook
• Ninox novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1788) - Morepork
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861)
Strigiphilus vapidus Clay, 1977 *

• Ninox scutulata (Raffles, 1822) - Brown Hawk-Owl
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Ninox affinis Beavan, 1867 - Andaman Hawk-Owl
• Ninox superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817) - White-browed Hawk-Owl
• Ninox sumbensis Olsen, Wink, Sauer-Gürth, and Trost, 2002 - Little Sumba Hawk-Owl
• Ninox philippensis Bonaparte, 1855 - Philippine Hawk-Owl
Kurodaia platyclypeatum (Piaget, 1887)
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Ninox ochracea (Schlegel, 1865) - Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl
• Ninox ios Rasmussen, 1999 - Cinnabar Hawk-Owl
• Ninox squamipila (Bonaparte, 1850) - Moluccan Hawk-Owl
• Ninox natalis Lister, 1889 - Christmas Island Hawk-Owl
• Ninox theomacha (Bonaparte, 1855) - Jungle Hawk-Owl
• Ninox meeki Rothschild and Hartert, 1914 - Manus Hawk-Owl
• Ninox punctulata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) - Speckled Hawk-Owl
Strigiphilus petersoni Clayton, 1990 *

• Ninox variegata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) - Bismarck Hawk-Owl
• Ninox odiosa Sclater, P. L., 1877 - Russet Hawk-Owl
• Ninox jacquinoti (Bonaparte, 1850) - Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl

Uroglaux Mayr, 1937

• Uroglaux dimorpha (Salvadori, 1874) - Papuan Hawk-Owl
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

Sceloglaux Kaup, 1848

• Sceloglaux albifacies (Gray, G. R., 1844) - Laughing Owl †

Asioninae

Pseudoscops Kaup, 1848

• Pseudoscops grammicus (Gosse, 1847) - Jamaican Owl
• Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot, 1808) - Striped Owl
Kurodaia caputonis (Carriker, 1966)
Strigiphilus heterurus Carriker, 1966 *

Nesasio Peters, J. L., 1937

• Nesasio solomonensis (Hartert, 1901) - Fearful Owl

Asio Brisson, 1760

• Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832) - Stygian Owl
• Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Long-eared Owl
Strigiphilus barbatus (Osborn, 1902)

• Asio abyssinicus (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) - Abyssinian Owl
• Asio madagascariensis (Smith, A., 1834) - Madagascar Owl
Kurodaia cryptostigmatia (Nitzsch, 1861)
Strigiphilus heterogenitalis Emerson and Elbel, 1957

• Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) - Short-eared Owl
Colpocephalum brachysomum Kellogg and Chapman, 1902 *
Kurodaia flammei Price and Beer, 1963 *
Strigiphilus cursor (Burmeister, 1838) *

• Asio capensis (Smith, A., 1834) - Marsh Owl
Kurodaia flammei Price and Beer, 1963
Strigiphilus capensis Tendeiro, 1963 *