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African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis
Least ConcernThe African Scops-Owl is an owl of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.
- Family
- Strigidae
- Group
- Owls
- Range
- African Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country
- Population
- ≈ Unknown