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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 separate species.
The other 234 species are in family Strigidae, the "typical owls". Five species on the list are extinct; ... Southern white-faced owl: Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay ...
Southern barred owls tend to be darker and slightly smaller than northerly ones. [36] Rare captive and wild barred owls with albinism have been described and are pure white but tend to retain their brown eyes. [37] A barred owl using its tail as an air dam and brake. The barred owl is a large species.
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes [1] (/ ˈ s t r ɪ dʒ ə f ɔːr m iː z /), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.
Screech owls are typical owls belonging to the genus Megascops with 22 living species.For most of the 20th century, this genus was merged with the Old World scops owls in Otus, but nowadays it is again considered separately based on a range of behavioral, biogeographical, morphological, and DNA sequence data.
The spotted owl, native to West Coast forests, is getting crowded out by barred owls. A new proposal suggests killing barred owls to save their genetic relatives.
There are currently three subspecies recognised but many authorities recognise each of these as a separate species. [4] Others in the complex like G. capense etchecopari (or Etchecopar's barred owl) are of uncertain status. [5] The subspecies are: [6] Glaucidium capense capense: southern Mozambique to Kwazulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
A renewed effort to list burrowing owls under the California Endangered Species Act just cleared an early hurdle. Conservationists say the situation for the owls that nest underground has only ...