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African Scops Owl / Otus senegalensis LC
- Synonyms African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus], African Scops-owl
- Old latin name for bird Scops senegalensis
African Scops Owlbird sounds *
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Related species
Siau Scops Owl
Mentawai Scops Owl
Wetar Scops Owl
Annobon Scops Owl
Karthala Scops Owl
Mayotte Scops Owl
Principe Scops Owl
Banggai Scops Owl
Where to see African Scops Owl
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Scops Owl subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otus senegalensis nivosus | se Kenya | - | No |
| Otus senegalensis senegalensis | Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Skopsuil (Afrikaanse Skopsuil) |
| Bengali | িঅচিকান চনভযাুঁচা |
| Catalan | xot africà |
| Chinese | 非洲角鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲角鴞 |
| Croatian | afrički ćuk |
| Czech | výreček africký |
| Danish | Savannedværghornugle, Savanne Dværghornugle |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergooruil |
| Esperanto | Afrika malgranda orelstrigo |
| Estonian | aafrika salupäll |
| Finnish | afrikanpöllönen |
| French | Petit-duc africain, Petit-duc africain [senegalensis ou nivosus], Petit-duc africain (senegalensis) |
| German | Afrika-Zwergohreule |
| Hungarian | afrikai füleskuvik |
| Italian | Assiolo africano |
| Japanese | アフリカコノハズク |
| Latvian | Āfrikas pūcīte |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis apuokėlis |
| Norwegian | akasieugle |
| Polish | syczek afrykański |
| Portuguese | mocho-d'orelhas-africano |
| Russian | Африканская совка, Африканская сплюшка |
| Serbian | Afrički ćuk |
| Slovak | výrik africký |
| Spanish | Autillo africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk dvärguv |
| Turkish | Afrika İshakkuşu |
| Ukrainian | сплюшка африканська |