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Black-and-white Owl

Strix nigrolineata
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
bawowl1, BLWO, BAWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesStrix nigrolineata
Codesbawowl1, BLWO, BAWO
Identification

The Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bawowl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Owls
White-fronted Scops-Owl
Otus sagittatus
Andaman Scops-Owl
Otus balli
Reddish Scops-Owl
Otus rufescens
Serendib Scops-Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops-Owl
Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops-Owl
Otus ireneae
Black-and-white Owl photo
(c) José Antonio Linage Espinosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by José Antonio Linage Espinosa

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Strix nigrolineata

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: bawowl1