List of Strigiformes species in Natural History Museum bird collection

Abstract

During re-inventory of the order Strigiformes in the ornithological collection of the Belgrade Natural History Museum, we recorded a total of 134 specimens, collected at 40 localities throughout Serbia. Of these, 71 are in the study collection, 59 in the exhibition collection, and four in the historical collection of birds. In view of the numbers of specimens, diversity of species, and geographical representatives, the collection of owls in the Natural History Museum represents an extremely important source of information for the taxon Strigiformes.