Surniinae
Subfamily of owls
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Surniinae is a subfamily of the typical owls (Strigidae). First described by French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1838.[1] The type genus is Surnia. Includes ten genera.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Subfamily: | Surniinae Bonaparte, 1838 |
| Type genus | |
| Surnia | |
Classification
Surniinae includes ten genera (one extinct),[2] 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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