There are over two hundred different types of owls, but all of these fall into one of two families. These are the barn owl family, of which only one owl lives in the United States, and the typical owls, who reside throughout Canada and the United States. Let’s take a look at a few of the types of owls in these families.The Great Horned Owl is one of the most well-known of the North American owls. They can be found over a huge part of the continent from Alaska south to Mexico. The Great Horned Owl is a large fellow at almost two feet high. With dark brown feathers and a very large white patch on its throat, this owl can often be seen during the day even though he does most of his hunting at night. He is one of the types of owls with ear tufts.