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Marsh Owl
Vlei-uil · Asio capensis
A ground-roosting owl of marshy grassland that is often active before dark, floating low over the veld on long wings. It hunts rodents, insects and small birds, and when disturbed flushes from the grass with a soft, frog-like croak. Its plain brown plumage and dark eyes are distinctive.
Log your Marsh Owl sighting — free →How to identify it
Plain brown owl of open grassland with dark eyes and tiny ear tufts; often flushed in daylight from long grass.
Listen for its call
A harsh, frog-like rasp, 'krrrk-krrrk', given in flight at dusk.
Where to see it in Kruger
Damp grassland and vleis, roosting on the ground in grass and hunting low over open country.
Did you know
Unlike most owls it often flies around at dusk while it is still light, quartering over the grass.
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