African Wood Owl

African Wood OwlThe African Wood Owl lives in forests and woodlands across sub-Saharan Africa. It becomes active after dark and hunts from low perches.What does it look like?Males and females look alike. It has a pale rufous face with fine grey bars and white eyebrows. Plumage varies from dark chocolate to buffy rufous, and it has no ear tufts.How does it live?The African Wood Owl lives in forests and woodlands across sub-Saharan Africa. It becomes active after dark and hunts from low perches.It becomes active after dark and drops on prey from low perches. It eats insects, small birds, small mammals, frogs, and other small animals.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.