• Synonyms African Wood-Owl, West African Wood Owl, Wood Owl, Woodford's Owl, African Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Ciccaba woodfordii, Athene woodfordi, Strix woodfordi, Noctua woodfordii

African Wood Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Botswana
  • 3.
    Song, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, duet, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Zambia
  • 8.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 9.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Wood Owl

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

African Wood Owl subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Strix woodfordii nigricantiors Somalia to Tanzania and e DR Congo-No
Strix woodfordii nuchalisSenegal and Gambia to s Sudan s to n Angola, c DR Congo and Uganda-No
Strix woodfordii umbrinase Sudan and Ethiopia-No
Strix woodfordii woodfordiis Angola and DR Congo to sw Tanzania and South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBosuil
Bengaliিঅচিকান গাছ঩যাুঁচা
BulgarianХрастова кукумявка
Catalangamarús africà
Chinese非洲林鸮
Chinese (Traditional)非洲林鴞
Croatianprugastotrba sova
Czechpuštík africký
DanishAfrikansk Natugle
DutchAfrikaanse Bosuil
Estonianaafrika metskakk
Finnishafrikanpöllö
FrenchChouette africaine, Hulotte africaine
GermanWoodfordkauz, Afrika-Waldkauz, Afrikakauz, Afrikanischer Waldkauz, Woodford-Kauz
Hungarianafrikai erdeibagoly
ItalianAllocco africano
Japaneseアフリカヒナフクロウ
Lithuanianafrikinė miškinė pelėda
Norwegianpanugle
Norwegian NynorskPanugle
Polishpuszczyk pregowany, puszczyk pręgowany
Portuguesecoruja-da-floresta
RussianАфриканская циккаба, Африканская лесная сова, Сова африканская лесная, Африканская неясыть
SerbianAfrička šumska sova
ShonaZizi
Slovaksova pruhovaná
SpanishCárabo africano
SwahiliBundi-msitu
Swedishafrikansk skogsuggla
TsongaMankhudu
TswanaLerubisana
TurkishAfrika Alaca Baykuşu
Ukrainianсова-лісовик африканська
XhosaIbengwana
ZuluuMabhengwane