Biology:Ptilopsis

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Short description: Genus of birds

Ptilopsis
Northern white-faced owl arp.jpg
Northern white-faced owl
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ptilopsis
Kaup, 1848
Type species
Strix leucotis[1]
Temminck, 1820
Species

P. leucotis
P. granti

Ptilopsis is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae, that inhabits Africa. Its members are:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Northern White-faced Owl, Gambia (31807717104).jpg Ptilopsis leucotis (Temminck, 1820) Northern white-faced owl Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.
Southern white faced scops owl.jpg Ptilopsis granti (Kollibay, 1910) Southern white-faced owl southern half of Africa

References

  • Barlow, Wacher and Disley, Birds of The Gambia ISBN:1-873403-32-1

Wikidata ☰ Q1070928 entry