| 猫头鹰 | māo tóu yīng | owl |   |
| 夜猫子 | yè māo zi | owl / (fig.) night owl | |
| 枭 |  xiāo | owl / valiant / trafficker | |
| 鸺 | xiū | owl | |
| 鸮 | xiāo | owl (order Strigiformes) | |
| 鵩 | fú | owl | |
| 夜枭 | yè xiāo | owl | |
| 鸱鸮 | chī xiāo | owl | |
| 鸱 | chī | scops owl | |
| 鴞 | xiāo | Ural owl | |
| 草鸮 | cǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris) | |
| 角鸮 | jiǎo xiāo | screech owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus) | |
| 雪鸮 | xuě xiāo | (bird species of China) snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) | |
| 长耳鸮 | cháng ěr xiāo | (bird species of China) long-eared owl (Asio otus) | |
| 仓鸮 | cāng xiāo | (bird species of China) barn owl (Tyto alba) | |
| 灰林鸮 | huī lín xiāo | (bird species of China) Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum) | |
| 鬼鸮 | guǐ xiāo | (bird species of China) boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) | |
| 鸮鹦鹉 | xiāo yīng wǔ | kakapo (Strigops habroptila) / owl parrot | |
| 斑点猫头鹰 | | spotted owl | |
| 夜神仙 | yè shén xiān | night owl / late sleeper | |
| 雈 | huán | type of owl | |
| 四川林鸮 | Sì chuān lín xiāo | (bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi) | |
| 栗鸮 | lì xiāo | (bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius) | |
| 毛脚渔鸮 | máo jiǎo yú xiāo | (bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni) | |
| 乌林鸮 | wū lín xiāo | (bird species of China) great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) | |
| 琉球角鸮 | Liú qiú jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans) | |
| 短耳鸮 | duǎn ěr xiāo | (bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) | |
| 红角鸮 | hóng jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) | |
| 纵纹腹小鸮 | zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua) | |
| 纵纹角鸮 | zòng wén jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei) | |
| 褐林鸮 | hè lín xiāo | (bird species of China) brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) | |
| 褐渔鸮 | hè yú xiāo | (bird species of China) brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) | |
| 西红角鸮 | xī hóng jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) | |
| 西领角鸮 | xī lǐng jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia) | |
| 长尾林鸮 | cháng wěi lín xiāo | (bird species of China) Ural owl (Strix uralensis) | |
| 领角鸮 | lǐng jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques) | |
| 黄嘴角鸮 | huáng zuǐ jiǎo xiāo | (bird species of China) mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus) | |
| 黄腿渔鸮 | huáng tuǐ yú xiāo | (bird species of China) tawny fish owl (Ketupa flavipes) | |
