Northern White-faced Owl
Lake Bogoria
29Oct2014
When threatened it pulls its feathers inwards,
elongates its body, and narrows its eyes to
thin slits....in north Sub-Saharan Africa.
elongates its body, and narrows its eyes to
thin slits....in north Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ptilopsis leucotis
(L 10")
A bird of this species named “Popo-
chan” was the subject of a Japanese
television show.
chan” was the subject of a Japanese
television show.
(Wikipedia)
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Kaestner
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Ptilopsis in Latin may mean
winter coat; leucotis in
Greek means white eared.
winter coat; leucotis in
Greek means white eared.