Southern white-faced owl
| Southern white-faced owl | |
|---|---|
| Near Chobe River, Botswana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ptilopsis |
| Species: | P. granti |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay, 1910) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ptilopsis erlangeri | |
The Southern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis granti) is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as separate species.