African Wood Owl / Strix woodfordii
| African Wood Owl bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Woodford's Owl, Wood Owl, West African Wood Owl, African Owl, African Wood-Owl |
| Old latin name for bird | Athene woodfordi, Strix woodfordi, Ciccaba woodfordii, Noctua woodfordii |
| Order | Owls / Strigiformes |
| Family | Owls / Strigidae |
| Genus | Strix |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
Rusty-barred Owl
Omani Owl
Black-banded Owl
Brown Wood Owl
Mottled Wood Owl
Barred Owl
Himalayan Owl
Spotted Wood Owl
Desert Owl
Where to see African Wood Owl
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
African Wood Owl subspecies (4)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strix woodfordii nigricantior | s Somalia to Tanzania and e DR Congo | - | No |
| Strix woodfordii nuchalis | Senegal and Gambia to s Sudan s to n Angola, c DR Congo and Uganda | - | No |
| Strix woodfordii umbrina | se Sudan and Ethiopia | - | No |
| Strix woodfordii woodfordii | s Angola and DR Congo to sw Tanzania and South Africa | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bosuil |
| Bengali | িঅচিকান গাছযাুঁচা |
| Bulgarian | Храстова кукумявка |
| Catalan | gamarús africà |
| Chinese | 非洲林鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 非洲林鴞 |
| Croatian | prugastotrba sova |
| Czech | puštík africký |
| Danish | Afrikansk Natugle |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Bosuil |
| Estonian | aafrika metskakk |
| Finnish | afrikanpöllö |
| French | Chouette africaine, Hulotte africaine |
| German | Afrika-Waldkauz, Woodfordkauz, Afrikanischer Waldkauz, Afrikakauz, Woodford-Kauz |
| Hungarian | afrikai erdeibagoly |
| Italian | Allocco africano |
| Japanese | アフリカヒナフクロウ |
| Lithuanian | afrikinė miškinė pelėda |
| Norwegian | panugle, Panugle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Panugle |
| Polish | puszczyk pregowany, puszczyk pręgowany |
| Portuguese | coruja-da-floresta |
| Russian | Африканская лесная сова, Африканская неясыть, Сова африканская лесная, Африканская циккаба |
| Serbian | Afrička šumska sova |
| Shona | Zizi |
| Slovak | sova pruhovaná |
| Spanish | Cárabo africano |
| Swahili | Bundi-msitu |
| Swedish | afrikansk skogsuggla |
| Tsonga | Mankhudu |
| Tswana | Lerubisana |
| Turkish | Afrika Alaca Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | сова-лісовик африканська |
| Xhosa | Ibengwana |
| Zulu | uMabhengwane |