African grass owl

African grass owl
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Genus: Tyto
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Tyto capensis
(Smith, 1834)
Grass owl chick rescued from a veld fire and rehabilitated onto Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in the Gauteng province of South Africa

The African grass owl or simply grass owl (Tyto capensis) is a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tyto capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688514A93199287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688514A93199287.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.