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There are more than 200 species of Owls in 'our world'.

They are all members of the Avian Order 'Strigiformes'. They divided into two 'Families': Tytonidae (Barn Owls) and Strigidae (Typical Owls).

Please see the related "Owl Pages" link below (with 222 species listed) for more information:

I don't really feel like erasing the answer above ^ but I think I could add more to the answer, these are some of the types of owls that I can mark off the top of my head:

-Barn owl

-Great horned owl

-Burrowing owl

-Pygmy owl

-Elf owl

-Snowy owl

-Screech owl

-Barred owl

-Eagle owl

-Spotted owl

-Great Gray owl

-Northern Hawk Owl

-Long-eared owl

-Short-eared owl

-Spectacled owl

-Saw-whet owl

-Boreal owl

-Flammulated owl

-Ferrunginous owl

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