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Marsh Owl / Asio capensis LC
- Synonyms African Marsh Owl
- Old latin name for bird Strix helvola, Asio helvola, Otus capensis
Marsh Owlbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Fearful Owl
Striped Owl
Stygian Owl
Long-eared Owl
Jamaican Owl
Madagascar Owl
Short-eared Owl
Abyssinian Owl
Where to see Marsh Owl
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Marsh Owl subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asio capensis capensis | Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia s to South Africa | - | No |
| Asio capensis hova | Madagascar (except far s) | - | No |
| Asio capensis tingitanus | n Morocco | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Vlei-uil |
| Basque | Mairu-hontz, Mussol gregari |
| Belarusian | Капская сава |
| Breton | Toud ar C'hap |
| Bulgarian | Капска сова, Африканска ушата сова |
| Catalan | mussol gregari |
| Chinese | 沼泽耳鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 沼澤耳鴞 |
| Croatian | afrička sova močvarica |
| Czech | Kalous jednobarvý, kalous africký |
| Danish | Kapugle, Kap-ugle |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Velduil |
| Esperanto | Afrika strigo, Afrika marĉostrigo |
| Estonian | aafrika sooräts |
| Finnish | afrikansuopöllö |
| French | Hibou des marais africain, Hibou choucouhou, Choucouhou, Hibou du Cap |
| Frisian | Afrikaanske fjildûle |
| Galician | Mussol gregari, Curuxa moura |
| German | Kap-Ohreule, Kapohreule |
| Greek | Αφρικαvικός βαλτόμπoυφoς, Αφρικανικός Βαλτόμπουφος |
| Hebrew | ינשוף אפריקני, ינשוף אפריקאי |
| Hungarian | mocsári fülesbagoly |
| Icelandic | Serkugla |
| Irish | Ulchabhán réisc |
| Italian | Gufo del Capo, Gufo di palude africano |
| Japanese | アフリカコミミズク |
| Latvian | Kāpzemes pūce |
| Lithuanian | Kapo pelėda, pelkinė pelėda |
| Macedonian | Африкански блатен був |
| Malagasy | Vorondolo |
| Northern Sami | Káhpaloađgu |
| Norwegian | gressugle, Kappugle |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Grasugle |
| Polish | uszatka mauretanska, uszatka mauretańska, sowa mauretanska |
| Portuguese | Coruja-moura, Coruja-dos-pântanos, coruja-dos-pântanos |
| Romanian | Ciuf de baltă |
| Russian | Сова африканская болотная, Африканская ушастая сова, Африканская Болотная Сова, Саванная сова |
| Serbian | Afrička ritska sova |
| Shona | Zizi |
| Slovak | myšiarka jednofarebná, myšiarka mokraďová |
| Slovenian | Afriška močvirska uharica, afriška uharica |
| Spanish | Lechuza Mora, Búho moro |
| Swahili | Bundi-maji |
| Swedish | kapuggla |
| Tsonga | Xikhotlwani |
| Tswana | Lerubise |
| Turkish | Bataklık Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | сова африканська |
| Welsh | Tylluan y gors |
| Zulu | iNkovane |