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Marsh Owl

Asio capensis (Smith, A 1834)

The marsh owl is a medium to large species of owl in the family Strigidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Asio
Scientific:
  Asio capensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1834)

Reference:
   S. Afr. Quart. J. vol.2, no.4, pt.1 p.316

Protonym:
  Otus Capensis

Type locality:
  now Otus

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54196#page/336/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  83E21A8422006EB7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-83E21A84

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/83E21A84

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555500

Geographic range:

  • Asio capensis: disjunctly in lowland to montane wet grassland, marsh, and lightly wooded savanna, of northwestern Morocco, and isolated patches from Senegal eastward to Chad, Cameroon, and Gabon, South Sudan and Ethiopia southward through Tanzania, eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and eastern Angola to southern South Africa, and of Madagascar; partially migratory and locally irruptive
  • Asio capensis capensis: patchily distributed Senegambia to Ethiopia and South Africa
  • Asio capensis tingitanus: northwestern Morocco
  • Asio capensis hova: grassland and marshes of Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Marsh Owl
Afrikaans:
Vlei-uil
Azerbaijani:
Afrika bataqlıq bayquşu
Bulgarian:
Капска сова
Catalan:
Mussol gregari
Czech:
kalous africký
Danish:
Kapugle
German:
Kapohreule
Greek:
Αφρικανικός Βαλτόμπουφος
Esperanto:
afrika orelstrigo
Spanish:
Búho Moro
Spanish (Spain):
Búho Moro
Estonian:
aafrika sooräts
Basque:
Mairu-hontz
Finnish:
afrikansuopöllö
French:
Hibou du Cap
Hebrew:
ינשוף אפריקני
Croatian:
afrička sova močvarica
Hungarian:
mocsári fülesbagoly
Icelandic:
Serkugla
Italian:
Gufo di palude africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakomimizuku
Japanese:
アフリカコミミズク
Lithuanian:
Pelkinė pelėda
Latvian:
Kāpzemes pūce
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Velduil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grasugle
Norwegian:
Gressugle
Polish:
uszatka mauretańska
Portuguese:
Coruja-moura
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-dos-pântanos
Romanian:
Ciuf de baltă
Russian:
Саванная сова
Slovak:
myšiarka jednofarebná
Slovenian:
Afriška močvirska uharica
Serbian:
Afrička ritska sova
Swedish:
kapuggla
Turkish:
bataklık baykuşu
Ukrainian:
Сова африканська
Chinese:
沼泽耳鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
沼澤耳鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hibou du Cap ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hibou du Cap ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
African Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
African Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Asio capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Asio capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Asio capensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Marsh Owl ( Asio capensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Asio capensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Asio capensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Vlei-uil
Azerbaijani: Afrika bataqlıq bayquşu
Belarusian: Капская сава
Bulgarian: Африканска ушата сова, Капска сова
Breton: Toud ar C'hap
Catalan: Mussol gregari
Czech: kalous africký, Kalous jednobarvý
Welsh: Tylluan y gors
Danish: Kapugle, Kap-ugle
German: Kapohreule, Kap-Ohreule
Greek: Αφρικαvικός βαλτόμπoυφoς, Αφρικανικός Βαλτόμπουφος
English: African Marsh Owl, Marsh Owl
English (Avilist): Marsh Owl
English (United Kingdom): Cape eared Owl
English, HBW: Marsh Owl
English (IOC): Marsh Owl
English (Kenya): Marsh Owl
English (United States): Marsh Owl
Esperanto: Afrika marĉostrigo, afrika orelstrigo, Afrika strigo
Spanish: Búho Moro, Lechuza Mora
Spanish (Spain): Búho Moro
Spanish (HBW): Búho moro
Estonian: aafrika sooräts
Basque: Mairu-hontz, Mussol gregari
Finnish: Afrikansuopöllö
French: Choucouhou, Hibou choucouhou, Hibou des marais africain, Hibou du Cap
French (Guyane): Hibou du Cap
Frisian: Afrikaanske fjildûle
Irish: Ulchabhán réisc
Galician: Curuxa moura, Mussol gregari
Hebrew: ינשוף אפריקאי, ינשוף אפריקני
Croatian: afrička sova močvarica
Hungarian: mocsári fülesbagoly
Icelandic: Serkugla
Italian: Gufo del Capo, Gufo di palude africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakomimizuku
Japanese: アフリカコミミズク
Kwangali: Kakuru
Scientific: Asio capensis, Asio capensis capensis, Asio helvola, Otus Capensis, Strix helvola
Lithuanian: Kapo pelėda, Pelkinė pelėda
Latvian: Kāpzemes pūce
Malagasy: Vorondolo
Macedonian: Африкански блатен був
Dutch: Afrikaanse Velduil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grasugle
Norwegian: Gressugle, Kappugle
Polish: sowa mauretanska, uszatka mauretanska, uszatka mauretańska
Portuguese: Coruja-dos-pântanos, Coruja-moura
Portuguese (Angola): Coruja-dos-pântanos
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-dos-pântanos, Coruja-moura
Rhaeto-Romance: Piv dal Cap
Romanian: Ciuf de baltă
Russian: Африканская Болотная Сова, Африканская ушастая сова, Саванная сова, Сова африканская болотная
Northern Sami: Káhpaloađgu
Slovak: myšiarka jednofarebná, myšiarka mokraďová
Slovenian: Afriška močvirska uharica, afriška uharica
Shona: Zizi
Serbian: Afrička ritska sova
Sotho, Southern: Sephooko
Swedish: Kapuggla
Swahili: Bundi-maji
Tswana: Lerubise
Turkish: bataklık baykuşu
Tsonga: Xikhotlwani
Ukrainian: Сова африканська
Chinese: 沼泽耳鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 沼澤耳鴞
Zulu: iNkovane

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