Ptilopsis
| Ptilopsis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Northern white-faced owl | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ptilopsis Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Strix leucotis[1] Temminck, 1820 | |
| Species | |
|
P. leucotis | |
Ptilopsis is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae, that inhabits Africa. Its members are:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern white-faced owl
|
Ptilopsis leucotis (Temminck, 1820) |
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. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
| Southern white-faced owl
|
Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay, 1910) |
southern half of Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Strigidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Ptilopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- Barlow, Wacher and Disley, Birds of The Gambia ISBN 1-873403-32-1
