genus
Strix
Strix is a genus in the family Strigidae. This database currently files 27 species under it.
- Species filed
- 27
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 11%
- Weight range
- 219 g – 1.06 kg
Best-known members of Strix
Ranked by popularity score.

Tawny owl
Strix aluco

Ural owl
Strix uralensis

Great grey owl
Strix nebulosa
Brown wood owl
Strix leptogrammica
Hoot owl
Strix varia
Omani owl
Strix butleri
Spotted owl
Strix occidentalis
Mottled wood owl
Strix ocellata
How threatened is Strix?
3 of 27 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 100% |
All species in Strix
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawny owl | Strix aluco | Strigidae | Least Concern | 472.5 g | Not recorded |
| Ural owl | Strix uralensis | Strigidae | Least Concern | 780.6 g | Not recorded |
| Great grey owl | Strix nebulosa | Strigidae | Least Concern | 1.06 kg | Not recorded |
| Brown wood owl | Strix leptogrammica | Strigidae | Not recorded | 970 g | Not recorded |
| Hoot owl | Strix varia | Strigidae | Not recorded | 711.5 g | Not recorded |
| Omani owl | Strix butleri | Strigidae | Not recorded | 219 g | Not recorded |
| Spotted owl | Strix occidentalis | Strigidae | Not recorded | 586.4 g | Not recorded |
| Mottled wood owl | Strix ocellata | Strigidae | Not recorded | 1.01 kg | Not recorded |
| Spotted wood owl | Strix seloputo | Strigidae | Not recorded | 1.01 kg | Not recorded |
| Chaco owl | Strix chacoensis | Strigidae | Not recorded | 330 g | Not recorded |
| Wood owl | Strix woodfordii | Strigidae | Not recorded | 350 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-legged owl | Strix rufipes | Strigidae | Not recorded | 380 g | Not recorded |
| Fulvous owl | Strix fulvescens | Strigidae | Not recorded | 716.5 g | Not recorded |
| Rusty-barred owl | Strix hylophila | Strigidae | Not recorded | 345.4 g | Not recorded |
| Mottled owl | Strix virgata | Strigidae | Not recorded | 254 g | Not recorded |
| Black-and-white owl | Strix nigrolineata | Strigidae | Not recorded | 482 g | Not recorded |
| Black-banded owl | Strix huhula | Strigidae | Not recorded | 370 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-banded owl | Strix albitarsis | Strigidae | Not recorded | 307.5 g | Not recorded |
| Himalayan owl | Strix nivicolum | Strigidae | Not recorded | 472.5 g | Not recorded |
| Desert owl | Strix hadorami | Strigidae | Not recorded | 219 g | Not recorded |
| Cinereous owl | Strix sartorii | Strigidae | Not recorded | 716.5 g | Not recorded |
| Maghreb owl | Strix mauritanica | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Strix erminea | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Strix hudsonia | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Strix stictica | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Strix sumaviensis | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Strix zonca | Strigidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |