whitefaced
COMMON NAME WHITE FACED SCOPS OWL
SCIENTIFIC NAME Ptilopsis leucotis
HEIGHT 190mm to 240mm
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Africa south of the Sahara desert
HABITAT Thorn scrub, Savannah woodland
DIET Large insects, scorpions, small rodents and occasionally small birds.
STATUS Scarce

THESE ARE THE WHITE FACED SCOPS OWLS WE HAVE AT THE SANCTUARY

NAME SEX HATCHED STATUS
KANYA FEMALE 1999 BREEDING OWL
BHOTAWHELIA MALE UNKNOWN BREEDING OWL
HIBOU UNKNOWN 2007 HAND TAME


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