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Western Barn Owl
Nonnetjie-uil · Tyto alba
A pale, long-legged owl with an unmistakable white heart-shaped face and dark eyes. It hunts rodents over open ground on near-silent wings, locating prey by sound alone in total darkness. Often roosting in hollow trees, culverts or buildings, it gives an eerie, drawn-out screech.
Log your Western Barn Owl sighting — free →How to identify it
Pale, golden-buff owl with a white heart-shaped face and dark eyes; no ear tufts.
Listen for its call
An eerie, drawn-out screech or hiss, 'shhhreee', in the dark.
Where to see it in Kruger
Open country and around buildings, roosting in cavities and hunting rodents over grassland at night.
Did you know
Its ghostly white face and silent flight have earned it the nickname 'ghost owl'.
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