Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Marsh Owl
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Described by: Smith, A. (1834)
Alternate common name(s): African Marsh Owl
Old scientific name(s): Asio helveola
Photographs
 
 
 
 
Select thumbnail to view larger image - Place cursor over image for image information
Range
Nw. Africa. Africa s. of the Sahara;
Fragmented distribution: single main population in e. and s. Arica with small isolated populations in w Africa;
(1) Isolated population in nw. African in Morocco (Merja Zerga Lagoon) and Tunisia. Senegambia, s. Mali, s. Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Congo.
(2) C. and e. Angola, s. and e. Zaire, s. Chad, se. Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, ne. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Cape Province).
(3) Madagascar.
Videos
No videos are available for this species
Sounds
No sounds are available for this species
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
Comments/Errors
Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.
If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.