Owls | African Owls | Southern White-Faced Owl
Southern White-Faced Owl
Ptilopsis granti
The call of this owl begins with a build-up of stirring notes followed by a purposeful, drawn out “whhhhhhhu-hooh” hoot, with the last part often being slightly pitched upwards. It can usually be heard at night, and is repeated several seconds apart.
| COMMON NAME | Southern White-Faced Owl |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Ptilopsis granti |
| STATUS | Least Concern |
| DISTRIBUTION | Southern African Continent |
| HABITAT | Savanna with scattered groups of trees & thorny scrubs, & dry open woods |
| NATURAL DIET | Large insects, spiders, scorpions, small birds, reptiles & small mammals |
| HEIGHT | 220mm – 240mm |