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Revision as of 18:06, 10 December 2007
- Asio capensis
Identification
35-37 cm. Yellow eyes, black iris, and short ear-tufts, dark brown plumage.
The call is a frog-like kaar or rasping whistle shrss.
Distribution
Africa and Madagascar.
Taxonomy
This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.
Habitat
Grassland and marshy areas.
Behaviour
They lay 2-4 eggs amongst tussocks on the ground.
Diet includes insects, and small mammals, such as rodents and birds.
