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'''Includes Ngami Owlet; Scheffler's Owlet''' | '''Includes Ngami Owlet; Scheffler's Owlet''' | ||
| − | [[Image:African_Barred_Owlet.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Neil<br>Photographed: Location: Sabi Sands , South Africa]] | + | [[Image:African_Barred_Owlet.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br>Photographed: Location: Sabi Sands , [[South Africa]]]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 9 December 2008
- Glaucidium capense
Includes Ngami Owlet; Scheffler's Owlet
Identification
A small owl which reaches a maximum size of 22cm. No ear tufts. The females are larger, but otherwise the sexes are similar.
Distribution
Southern half of Africa.
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies.
Habitat
Woodland and forests, and on forest edges, more open savannah and along rivers.
Behaviour
It is partly diurnal.
The diet includes insects as well as small birds, mammals and reptiles.
