Common name: Verreaux Eagle Owl/Milky Owl Scientific name: Bubo lacteus Height: 600mm to 650mm Geographical distribution: south of the Sahara desert Habitat: woodland, bushveld Diet: birds including other owls, bats, hedgehogs and a variety of animals Status: Widespread, scarce and … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Ptilopsis granti Height: 190mm to 240mm Geographical distribution: South of the Sahara desert Habitat: Thorn scrub, savannah woodland Diet: Large insects, scorpions, small rodents and occasionally small birds Status: Least Concern At the Sanctuary we have three Southern … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Bubo africanus Height: 450mm Geographical distribution: Africa south of the Sahara, Arabia Habitat: savanna and light woodland Diet: insects, small mammals and birds. Also reptiles, scorpions, crabs, snails and frogs Status: frequent to scarce Here are the names … Continue reading →
Scientific Name: Strix woodfordii Height: 300mm to 360mm Habitat: Forest and woodland also plantations Diet: Mainly insects but also reptiles, small mammals and birds Status: Not globally threatened. Very common in most of its range Geographical Distribution: S Angola, S … Continue reading →
Scientific name: Bubo cinerascens Height: 430mm Geographical distribution: northern part of sub-Saharan Africa from Mauretania and Liberia east to Sudan and Somalia. Habitat: dry rocky deserts and open savannah, as well as lowland forests in Somalia. Diet: small mammals, birds, … Continue reading →
