Barn Owls

African Grass Owl

Tyto capensis

The African Grass Owl (Tyto capensis) is a 365 g grassland bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Barn Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

365 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in South Africa, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, Philippines, eSwatini, Uganda, Angola, Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Mt. Moco Reserve IBA (Angola); Epena (Republic of the Congo); South Luangwa NP (Zambia); Tarangire NP (Tanzania).

Photo: (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist