Portrait of a Southern White-faced Owl ; Medium sized nocturnal bird with prominent ear tufts and characteristic white face, edged with black. Found in savannah, open woodland and riverine woodland. Extremely big eyes, for excellent night vision. Owls can turn their heads about 270 degrees in either direction to follow the movement of prey. Eats mainly insects but small rodents, mammals and birds might also fall prey.

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Keywords

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Enumeration / Alone

Shot / Portrait

Shot / Studio

Observe

Shot / Cut out

Shot / Three quarter shot

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 2

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Sauropsid / Bird / Nocturnal bird / Nocturnal bird of prey / Typical Owl / Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Euteleostomi / Sarcopterygii / Rhipidistia / Tetrapodomorpha / Tetrapoda / Sauropsida / Aves / Strigiformes / Strigidae / Ptilopsis

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