Cape pygmy owl
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Cape pygmy owl ( Glaucidium capense ) |
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The Cape pygmy owl ( Glaucidium capense , syn .: Taenioglaux capense ) is an owl from the family of actual owls native to Africa .
features
The Cape pygmy owl is a small owl with no ear tufts at 20 cm. The females are usually larger than their male counterparts, but they do not differ in their plumage. The owl's habitat is high forest and scrubland, mostly near water. The mostly crepuscular and nocturnal animal feeds on insects, lizards and small snakes, smaller rodents or birds are also more rarely captured.
distribution
Its distribution area extends over the states of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland.
literature
- Kenneth Newman: Newman's Birds of Southern Africa . 8th edition. Struik Publishers, Cape Town 2006, ISBN 1-86872-735-1 , pp. 238 (English).
Web links
Commons : Glaucidium capense - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Glaucidium capense inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2013.