• Synonyms Southern White-faced Scops-Owl, Southern white-faced scops owl, White-faced Scops Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Ptilopsis erlangeri, Scops erlangeri, Ptilopsus granti, Otus granti

Southern White-faced Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, sex uncertain, © Patrick Smet
    Zimbabwe
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Tanzania
  • 7.
    Call, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 9.
    Song, © Gareth K.
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Southern White-faced Owl

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion Gabon to s Uganda and sw Kenya, s to Namibia and South Africa

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitwanguil, Witwanguil (Suidelike Witwanguil)
Catalanxot carablanc meridional
Chinese南白脸角鸮
Chinese (Traditional)南方白臉角鴞
Croatiancrnouhi ćuk
Czechvýreček jižní, výreček Grantův
DanishKap Dværghornugle, Kapdværghornugle
DutchZuidelijke Witwangdwergooruil, Witwangdwergooruil, Witwangdwergooruil
Estonianlõuna-savannipäll
Finnishkirjonaamapöllönen
FrenchPetit-duc de Grant, Hibou de Grant, Petit-duc à face blanche
GermanSüdbüscheleule, Grant-Weißgesichtseule, Weißgesicht-Ohreule
Hungariandéli pamatos füleskuvik
IcelandicFésugla
ItalianAssiolo facciabianca meridionale
Japaneseミナミアフリカオオコノハズク
Lithuanianpietinis baltaveidis apuokėlis
Norwegianrødøyeugle
Norwegian NynorskRaudaugeugle
Polishszlarogłówka południowa
PortugueseMocho-de-faces-brancas, mocho-de-faces-brancas-meridional
RussianСовка южная белолицая, Южная белолицая совка, Белолицая Совка, Южная белолицая африканская совка
SerbianJužna belolika sova
ShonaZizi
Slovakmyšiarka sivá
SpanishAutillo de Cara Blanca Sureño, Autillo cariblanco sureño
SwedishSydlig vitkindad dvärguv, sydlig gråuggla
TsongaKurkurtavoni
TswanaLerubisana
TurkishKaraca Puhucuk
Ukrainianсплюшка південна
ZuluuMandubulu