True Owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
- African Scops Owl, Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl, Otus scops
- White-faced Scops Owl, Ptilopsis leucotis
- Greyish Eagle-Owl, Bubo cinerascens
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Bubo lacteus
- Pel's Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia peli
- African Wood Owl, Strix woodfordii
- Pearl-spotted Owlet, Glaucidium perlatum
- Marsh Owl, Asio capensis
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