» Gerhard Theron

» Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

» South Africa

» February, 2005

» Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS USM

»Ptilopsis granti - Southern White-faced Owl

»Petit-duc de Grant

» Least Concern

» These Owls are also known simply as White-faced Owls. Because of several distinctions from other Scops Owls, some specialists give this Owl its own Genus - Ptilopsis. The Scops Owl is mostly resident throughout most of Africa south of the Sahara.