African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)
About the African Barred Owlet
The African barred owlet (Glaucidium capense) is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae found in much of southern, central and eastern Africa. The taxon may be four species rather than a single species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 66 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Andean Pygmy OwlGlaucidium jardiniirecording
- Austral Pygmy OwlGlaucidium nanarecording
- Central American Pygmy OwlGlaucidium griseicepsrecording
- Colima Pygmy OwlGlaucidium palmarumrecording
- Eurasian Pygmy OwlGlaucidium passerinumrecording
- Ferruginous Pygmy OwlGlaucidium brasilianumrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.