Nacunda Nighthawk
Scientific name: Chordeiles nacunda
English: Nacunda Nighthawk
Dutch: Nacundanachtzwaluw
Sranan: Yorkafowru / Butabuta
Trio: Makkatau
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Caprimulgiformes
Family: Caprimulgidae
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Striped Owl
Scientific name: Pseudoscops clamator
English: Striped Owl
Dutch: Gestreepte Ransuil
Sranan: Owrukuku
Trio: Popopoimë
Wayana: Mïlo
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Black-banded Owl
Scientific name: Ciccaba huhula
Vern: Black-banded Owl (En) ; Zwartgestreepte Bosuil(Du)
Local: Peni-blaka Owrukuku (Sr)
Indig: Onpë (Tr)
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Mottled Owl
Scientific name: Ciccaba virgata
English: Mottled Owl
Dutch: Bonte Bosuil
Sranan: Owrukuku
Trio: Minnë pirëtëtë
Wayana: Kulëu
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Great Horned Owl
Scientific name: Bubo virginianus
English: Great Horned Owl
Dutch: Amerikaanse Oehoe
Sranan: Owrukuku (Granman)
Trio: Sowe
Wayana: Pehpe
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Distribution
Uncommon in the estuarine zone and the southern savanna area.
Spectacled Owl
Scientific name: Pulsatrix perspicillata
English: Spectacled Owl
Dutch: Briluil
Sranan; Krabu-owrukuku
Trio: Susuku / Onpï
Wayana: Kulëu / Pehpe
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Crested Owl
Scientific name: Lophostrix cristata
English: Crested Owl
Dutch: Kuifuil
Sranan: Owrukuku
Trio: Murouri
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Tropical Screech-Owl
Scientific name: Megascops choliba
English: Tropical Screech-Owl
Dutch: Cholibaschreeuwuil
Sranan: Owrukuku
Trio: Pupuri / Sowe
Wayana: Pupuri
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Distribution
Common in the coastal plain.
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Barn Owl
Scientific name: Tyto alba
Vern: barn owl (En); kerkuil (Du)
Local: puspusi-owrukuku (Sr)
Indig: maakame / maakane (Tr); miutpë (Way)
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Distribution
Common in the coastal plain.
Striped Cuckoo
Scientific name: Tapera naevia
English: Striped Cuckoo
Dutch: Gestreepte Koekoek
Sranan: Kees
Trio: Suhkokoi
Wayana: Towalï
Class: Birds
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Distribution
Common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.