Species factsheet

African Wood Owl (Strix woodfordii)

Order: Strix woodfordii
Family: Owls (Strigidae)

Danish name: Afrikansk Natugle

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

umbrina

se Sudan, Ethiopia

nigricantior

s Somalia to Tanzania and e DR Congo

nuchalis

Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan south to n Angola, c DR Congo and Uganda

woodfordii

s Angola and DR Congo to sw Tanzania and South Africa

Photos

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