Southern White-faced Owl
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Southern white-faced owl. Leucopsis but the two are now commonly treated as separate species. The disks around their faces amplify and channel sounds directly to their ears. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl P.
Home Family list Next species Back to Owl list. Pale and streaked below with a contrasting black-and-white face. Southern white faced owl looking directly at me Win 100 My Account Upload Image.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca NY USA. Call is a quick series of hu notes followed by a longer hwooow. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1100s f 56 ISO 3200 400 mm.
The Southern White-Faced Scops Owl is a smallish owl easily recognizable by its very striking white facial disc with a border of black plumage. Gray on the back. The southern white-faced owl Ptilopsis granti is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae.
Adopt A Southern White-faced Owl These owls have to be some of the prettiest. Leucopsis but the two are now commonly treated as separate species. Click here for more information about the Red List categories and criteria Justification of Red List category This species has an extremely large range and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion Extent of Occurrence.
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotisWiki. Apr 2015 2 H10087. 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.
Granti was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the white-faced scops-owl. Top Images Latest Pictures Categories Stock Photos Seasonal Photos. The Southern White-faced Owl is 8 ½ to 12 inches long and 6 to 10 inches in weight.
Leucopsis but the two are now commonly treated as separate species. A large scops-owl but still small relative to large owls. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl P.
Juveniles have greyish plumage on their faces and their eyes are yellow. If you would like to participate visit the project page where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. In Birds of the World J.
The southern white-faced owl Ptilopsis granti is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. 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. You will receive a certificate photo keyring fluffy toy owl badge and information sheet about the adopted owl.
Separated from the very similar Northern White-faced Owl by voice and range. It has long black-centered ear tufts bright orange eyes a striking white face bordered with black a white line along the wings and characteristic white feathers above the beak that resemble a mustache. Home family list next species back to owl list.
The southern white-faced owl Ptilopsis granti is a fairly small owl in the family StrigidaeIt is native to the southern half of AfricaIt was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl P. Can I feed the owl. Message from Dave Rimmer West Riding.
Single price 33 Pair price 43 Price includes postage Adoptions help to support the care of the owls for one year. This owl is named Mufasa. It is found in a band across Africa between the Sahara and the Equator.
We had a nocturnal visitor last night. Southern White Faced Owls are nocturnal. It is native to the southern half of Africa.
It is native to the southern half of Africa. Found in drier broadleaved woodland and thorny savanna. This is my favourite owl.
Southern White Faced Owl. The facial disc is almost pure white with a broad black rim. It has large bright orange eyes which are also surrounded with black.
Then we heard one again three weeks ago and after much searching managed to locate it in the neighbours garden and got good visuals of it. 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. Sid - 78 yrs.
We have had one calling back in 2009 but could not locate it. They are most common in Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique and northeastern South Africa. The northern white-faced owl Ptilopsis leucotis is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
These owls have prominent ear-tufts. Southern white faced owl looking directly at me. It inhabits savanna and dry woodland.
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti. Download our fact file to find out more. Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti version 10.
