ZSSD / Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti) portrait, native to southern Africa

Rosl Roessner/ BIA / Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti), native to Africa

Ralf Kistowski/ BIA / Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti), native to Africa

Neil Aldridge / White-faced scops owl (Ptilopsis granti) perched in mopane woodland at night, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern white-faced scops owl (Ptilopsus granti) in acacia tree, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January.

Dave Watts / Southern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis granti) Kgalagadi National Park, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Whitefaced Owls (Otus leucotis) perched on tree at night, Northern Cape, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Whitefaced Owls (Otus leucotis) perched on tree at night, Northern Cape, South Africa

Christophe Courteau / White faced scops owl (Otus leucotis) in a Candle-Pod Acacia (Acacia hebeclada) at night, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / White faced scops owl (Otus leucotis) in a Candle-Pod Acacia (Acacia hebeclada) at night, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Southern White-Faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis granti), Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Southern white faced scops owl {Ptilopsus granti}, Okavango Delta, Botswana.