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Ptilopsis
Northern white-faced owl
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ptilopsis
Kaup, 1848
Type species
Strix leucotis[1]
Temminck, 1820
Species

P. leucotis
P. granti

Ptilopsis is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae, that inhabits Africa. Its members are:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Ptilopsis leucotis (Temminck, 1820) Northern white-faced owl 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.
Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay, 1910) Southern white-faced owl southern half of Africa

References

  1. ^ "Strigidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ "Ptilopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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