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;[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] capense | ;[[:Category:Glaucidium|Glaucidium]] capense | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
A small owl which reaches a maximum size of 22cm. No ear tufts. The females are larger, but otherwise the sexes are similar. | A small owl which reaches a maximum size of 22cm. No ear tufts. The females are larger, but otherwise the sexes are similar. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Southern half of [[Africa]] | + | Southern half of [[Africa]]<br /> |
| − | + | '''Western Africa''': [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], Western Cape, Eastern Cape, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies. | Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies. | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | *''G. c. scheffleri'': | ||
| + | :*Extreme southern coastal [[Somalia]], eastern [[Kenya]] and north-eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''G. c. ngamiense'': | ||
| + | :*Central [[Tanzania]] to eastern [[Zaire]], [[Angola]], [[Mozambique]] and Mafia Island | ||
| + | *''G. c. capense'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mozambique]] to [[Natal]] and eastern Cape Province | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Woodland and forests, and on forest edges, more open savannah and along rivers. | Woodland and forests, and on forest edges, more open savannah and along rivers. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It is partly diurnal. | It is partly diurnal. | ||
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The diet includes insects as well as small birds, mammals and reptiles. | The diet includes insects as well as small birds, mammals and reptiles. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Glaucidium+capense}} | {{GSearch|Glaucidium+capense}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucidium]] | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 4 June 2009
Includes Ngami Owlet; Scheffler's Owlet
- Glaucidium capense
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
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies.
Subspecies[1]
- G. c. scheffleri:
- G. c. ngamiense:
- Central Tanzania to eastern Zaire, Angola, Mozambique and Mafia Island
- G. c. capense:
- Southern Mozambique to Natal and eastern Cape Province
Habitat
Woodland and forests, and on forest edges, more open savannah and along rivers.
Behaviour
It is partly diurnal.
Diet
The diet includes insects as well as small birds, mammals and reptiles.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Barred Owlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Barred_Owlet
