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Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
Temminck, 1820. Monotypic species.
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Alarm posture
As the rest of Scops-Owls, when alarmed it acquires an erect posture, stretching its body and tufts, closing the eyes and keeping motionless, which makes it resemble strongly to a part of the tree and keep unnoticed.
Family Strigidae (Owls)
11/ 199 species available
Brufut Woods, Kololi, The Gambia, Afrotropical Region
Date: 18 april 2011
Author: Alex García
Acknowledgements: Musa Jatta / Turaco Birding Expeditions
 
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