African Wood Owl

Strix woodfordii - Chouette africaine

Systematics

Order
:
Strigiformes
Family
:
Strigidés
Genus
:
Strix
Species
:
woodfordii

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1834

Biometrics

Size
: 36 cm
Wingspan
: 80 cm.
Weight
: 240 à 350 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Wood Owl (Strix woodfordii) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Strix woodfordii woodfordii (s Angola and DRCongo to sw Tanzania and South Africa)
Strix woodfordii umbrina (se Sudan, Ethiopia)
Strix woodfordii nigricantior (s Somalia to Tanzania and e DRCongo)
Strix woodfordii nuchalis (Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan south to n Angola, c DRCongo and Uganda)

Foreign names

Chouette africaine,
Cárabo africano,
coruja-da-floresta,
Afrikakauz,
afrikai erdeibagoly,
Afrikaanse Bosuil,
Allocco africano,
afrikansk skogsuggla,
Panugle,
sova pruhovaná,
puštík africký,
Afrikansk Natugle,
afrikanpöllö,
Bosuil,
gamarús africà,
puszczyk pręgowany,
Африканская циккаба,
アフリカヒナフクロウ,
非洲林鸮,
非洲林鴞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations