Southern White-faced Owl
- Score
- 1
- Family
- Strigidae
- Tail Shape
- rounded
- Wing Shape
- rounded
Why it matters
The Southern white-faced owl is notable for its remarkable defensive display, where it alters its appearance by compressing its feathers to look slender or expanding them to look significantly larger when threatened. Native to southern Africa, this small, nocturnal bird is prized by naturalists for its expressive, mask-like facial features and its rounded wing and tail profile, which allow for quiet, precise flight within its woodland habitat.
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