Wood owl refers to several species of owls of genus Strix, with a round face and no ear-tufts Spotted wood owl, Strix seloputo Mottled wood owl, Strix ocellata Brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica Bartels's wood owl or Javan wood owl, Strix (leptogrammica) bartelsi Himalayan wood owl, Strix (leptogrammica) newarensis Barred owl, Strix varia (also called wood owl) African wood owl, Strix woodfordii (formerly Ciccaba woodfordii)