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African grass owl

Tyto capensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Look who spent the day under the veranda roof of the room where I stayed in Entebbe, Uganda.

The African grass owl (Tyto capensis) is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family.

Habitat:

Local house in a town on Lake Victoria, Uganda

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African grass owl

Species ID Suggestions

African grass owl

Tyto capensis

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Comments (13)
AshleyT
How you have it listed is correct, it's a grass owl.
pamsai
So any other input? Grass Owl or Barn Owl?
pamsai
Any other ideas, Kibuyu?
Davidbygott
How cute is that! Habitat seems odd for a grass owl though - I thought they were very outdoorsy birds of highland grasslands.
pamsai
Yes, blessed Ava. Definitely blessed!
pamsai
thanks Wild Things for the ID confirmation...
pamsai
littlechippy. Definitely looks like a masked owl, but do them have them in Uganda? I can only find reference to them in Australia.
pamsai
thanks Ali, do you think it could be this one? They seem to have only 2 species of barn owls in Uganda. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_grass_owl
pamsai
thanks littlechippy, I'll look into that.
Ava T-B
Aren't you blessed with good fortune! What a lovely house-guest!
littlechippy
Perhaps a masked owl? There a couple different species of masked owls, so you may want to look those up.

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