African Wood Owl - Strix woodfordii

Formerly Ciccaba woodfordii

Typical Call	Male (probably) - western Democratic Republic of the Congo	© Bruce Marcot
Typical Call	Possibly female - northwestern Zimbabwe	© Bruce Marcot

Status: Generally common in suitable habitats.

Original Description: Smith, Sir Andrew. 1834. South African Quarterly Journal (S. Afr. Q. J.; edited at the South African Institute) (2): p 312.

Subspecies: S. w. woodfordii, S. w. nigricantior, S. w. nuchalis, S. w. umbrina

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