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Pearl-spotted_Owlet1 Taken in South Africa Glaucidium perlatum,South Africa,pearl spotted owlet Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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The pearl-spotted owlet is an owl that breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

Similar species: Owls
Species identified by stephen whittaker
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By stephen whittaker

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Uploaded Oct 4, 2014. Captured Oct 9, 2013 07:14.
  • NIKON D90
  • f/7.1
  • 10/40000s
  • ISO3200
  • 400mm