Surniinae

Surniinae is a subfamily of the typical owls (Strigidae). First described by French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1838. The type genus is Surnia. Includes ten genera.

Classification

Surniinae includes ten genera (one extinct), from which five (Xenoglaux, Micrathene, Surnia, Uroglaux, Sceloglaux) are monotypic.

• Genus Xenoglaux — long-whiskered owlet
• Genus Micrathene — elf owl
• Genus Aegolius
• Genus Athene
• Genus Surnia
• Genus Glaucidium — pygmy owls
• Genus Ninox
• Genus Taenioptynx
• Genus Uroglaux — Papuan hawk-owl
• Genus †Sceloglaux — laughing owl

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