African Wood Owl
Strix woodfordii
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Strix
- eBird Code
- afwowl1
Vocalizations
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Subspecies (4)
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Strix woodfordii nigricantior
southern Somalia to Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Strix woodfordii nuchalis
Senegambia and Bioko Island to South Sudan, Uganda, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola
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Strix woodfordii umbrina
Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan
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Strix woodfordii woodfordii
southern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwestern Tanzania, Botswana, and South Africa
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.