Northern white-faced owl

Ptilopsis leucotis

The northern white-faced owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The southern white-faced owl was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the white-faced scops-owl.
Northern white-faced owl, Zie-Zoo, Netherlands One of two members in the Ptilopsis genus, the other being the Southern white-faced owl. Europe,Netherlands,Northern white-faced owl,Ptilopsis leucotis,Volkel,World,Zie-Zoo,Zoo

Distribution

It is found in a band across Africa between the Sahara and the Equator. It occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.
Northern White-faced Owl in the wild Gambia is paradise for birdwatchers from Europe and by many of the hotels along the coast, expert guides hang out around the hotels offering their services - which is well worth taking advantage of as you can see many birds that would be almost impossible to find otherwise. This one was pointed out to us in the woods behind out hotel. Fall,Geotagged,Northern white-faced owl,Ptilopsis leucotis,The Gambia

Cultural

A member of this species named "Popo-chan" was the subject of a Japanese television show. Another also appears in the Japanese media franchise, Kemono Friends.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyStrigidae
GenusPtilopsis
SpeciesP. leucotis
Photographed in
France
Gambia
Kenya
Netherlands