Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Marsh Owl

Marsh Owl Asio capensis

Described by: Smith, A. (1834)
Alternate common name(s): African Marsh Owl
Old scientific name(s): Asio helveola

Photographs

Mdumo National Park, Namibia - 1997 © Kees Bakker  Morocco - Jan, 1994 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, South Africa - Jan 11, 2006 © Charlie Moores  Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, South Africa - Jan 11, 2006 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

Nw. Africa. Africa s. of the Sahara;
Fragmented distribution: single main population in e. and s. Arica with small isolated populations in w Africa;
(1) Isolated population in nw. African in Morocco (Merja Zerga Lagoon) and Tunisia. Senegambia, s. Mali, s. Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Congo.
(2) C. and e. Angola, s. and e. Zaire, s. Chad, se. Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, ne. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Cape Province).
(3) Madagascar.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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