Typical Owls (Strigidae)
African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense) - HBW 5, p. 222
French: Chevêchette du Cap
German: Kapkauz
Spanish: Mochuelo de El Cabo
Other common names: Barred Owl(!); Ngami Owlet (ngamiense); Scheffler’s Owlet, Eastern Barred Owlet (scheffleri)
Taxonomy: Noctua Capensis A. Smith, 1834, 17 km west of Bathurst, eastern Cape Province.
Has been suggested as forming superspecies with G. castaneum and G. albertinum. Some authors have considered present species conspecific with G. castaneum, or, alternatively, to include only disjunct W African race etchecopari of that species. Recent studies have indicated that ngamiense (including intergrade forms “clanceyi” and “robertsi”) and scheffleri should both be regarded as distinct species, on basis of morphology, geographical distribution, habitat preferences and slight vocal differences, but more research needed. Thre.. View all taxonomy...
Has been suggested as forming superspecies with G. castaneum and G. albertinum. Some authors have considered present species conspecific with G. castaneum, or, alternatively, to include only disjunct W African race etchecopari of that species. Recent studies have indicated that ngamiense (including intergrade forms “clanceyi” and “robertsi”) and scheffleri should both be regarded as distinct species, on basis of morphology, geographical distribution, habitat preferences and slight vocal differences, but more research needed. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- scheffleri Neumann, 1911 - extreme S Somalia and E Kenya to NE Tanzania.
- ngamiense (Roberts, 1932) - C Tanzania and SE Zaire across to S Angola, S to N Namibia, N Botswana, E Transvaal and SC Mozambique; also Mafia I.
- capense (A. Smith, 1834) - from S Mozambique S to E Cape.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched high and looking to the camera Locality Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp ngamiense)
Alex García · Videoaves 5 January 2008 4 years ago 42 sec 4.3 -
A bird preening on a branch Locality Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp ngamiense)
Alex García · Videoaves 5 January 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched on a branch, scratching its head and flying away Locality Rundu, Kavango Region, Namibia (ssp ngamiense)
Keith Blomerley 12 January 2007 4 years ago 8 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch and scratching its head Locality Rundu, Kavango Region, Namibia (ssp ngamiense)
Keith Blomerley 12 January 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 3.8
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African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense) at Khwai Village camp site, northern Botswana
Locality Botswana
LHarding 20 November 2008 3 years ago 2
- No sound recordings available yet
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