African Wood Owl (Strix woodfordii)
About the African Wood Owl
The African wood owl (Strix woodfordii) or Woodford's owl, is a typical owl from the genus Strix in the family Strigidae and is arguably the most common forest owl in Africa. It inhabits wooded areas and possesses a distinctive call. During the day it roosts singly or in pairs in dense cover, high in trees, whilst at night it forages for food.
A real field recording of the African Wood Owl. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY ×2 · CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 188 recordings for this species in total.
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- Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineatarecording
- Black-banded OwlStrix huhularecording
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- Cinereous OwlStrix sartoriiprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.