Strigiformes / Strigidae / Strix

African Wood Owl

Strix woodfordii

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Michael Bakker Paiva · CC_BY_4_0

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Valentin Moser · CC_BY_4_0

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Michael Bakker Paiva · CC_BY_4_0

flamelily · CC0_1_0

Jan Ebr · CC_BY_4_0

flamelily · CC0_1_0

Strix woodfordii nigricantior

southern Somalia to Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Strix woodfordii nuchalis

Senegambia and Bioko Island to South Sudan, Uganda, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola
Strix woodfordii umbrina

Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan
Strix woodfordii woodfordii

southern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Tanzania, Botswana, and South Africa

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.