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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Subfamily: | Surniinae Bonaparte, 1838 |
| Type genus | |
| Surnia | |
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
References
- Bonaparte (1838). A geographical and comparative list of the birds of Europe and North America. London: J. Van Voorst. p. 6.
- "Surniinae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Further reading
Salter, J.F.; Oliveros, C.H.; Hosner, P.A.; Manthey, J.D.; Robbins, M.B.; Moyle, R.G.; Brumfield, R.T.; Faircloth, B.C. (2019). "Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae)". The Auk.
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