Saw-whet Owls and Allies
Aegolius
Aegolius is a genus of small true owls. The genus name is from Latin; aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and funereus means "funereal".
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Northern Saw-whet Owl
speciesAegolius acadicus
Boreal Owl
speciesAegolius funereus
Buff-fronted Owl
speciesAegolius harrisii
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
speciesAegolius ridgwayi
Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
speciesAegolius gradyi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 20351.