African wood-owl  (Strix woodfordii)

Range

The African wood-owl occurs from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and the south and east coast of South Africa (5) (6).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The African wood-owl is the commonest owl in woodland and forests throughout Africa. It occurs in deep woodland, forests edges, riverine and coastal forests, and plantations (2) (4) (5).

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