Southern White-faced Owl
Ptilopsis granti
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Overview
The Southern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis granti) is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as separate species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern Gabon, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Uganda, and southwestern Kenya southward to Namibia, northern and central South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Southern white-faced owl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
