Southern white-faced owl - Wikipedia
The southern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis granti) is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as separate species.
Southern White-faced Owl - eBird
A large scops-owl, but still small relative to large owls. Gray on the back; pale and streaked below with a contrasting black-and-white face. Found in drier broadleaved woodland and thorny savanna.
Southern White-faced Owl ~ Ptilopsis granti - The Owl Pages
2022年5月31日 · The Southern White-faced Owl is a small owl with a distinctive white face, large orange-red eyes, long ear-tufts and dark-streaked pale greyish plumage. Typical call - Hoedspruit, South Africa. March 2009. CC Derek Solomon. Description: The facial disc is almost pure white, with a broad black rim.
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The southern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis granti) is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as …
Ptilopsis granti (southern white-faced owl) - ADW
Southern white-faced owls, also known as southern white-faced scops owls, are found from southern Uganda, Kenya, and the Dominican Republic of the Congo to South Africa. They are most common in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa.
Southern White-faced Owl | Sacramento Zoo - Sac Zoo
Southern white-faced owls are nocturnal and crepuscular (dawn and dusk) hunters, dropping down on their prey using large, gliding wing flaps. They are opportunistic hunters, searching around streetlights for insect prey, and grass fires for fleeing rodents.
Southern White-faced Owls (Ptilopsis granti) - Earth Life
2023年7月11日 · The range of the Southern White-faced Owl is restricted to the southern half of Africa, extending from Gabon eastwards to southern Kenya and southwards to Namibia and northern South Africa. It inhabits savanna and dry woodland.
Southern White-faced Owl - Ptilopsis granti - Birds of the World
2020年3月4日 · Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.swfowl1.01.
The Southern White-Faced Owl – A Little Big Owl - Avibirds.com
2021年3月8日 · The Southern white-faced owl is a “miniature owl” of the African savannah. This little owl has nocturnal habits and is not a great flyer, but prefers to jump on the ground in search of small prey.
Southern White-faced Owl - BirdLife International
Powered by Esri. This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence under 20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation).