African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix woodfordii (African Wood-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus
African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis
African Barred Owlet
Glaucidium capense
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
Southern White-faced Owl
Ptilopsis granti
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli
Marsh Owl
Asio capensis
Common Barn-Owl
Tyto alba
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Wood-Owl in Kruger National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a African Wood-Owl sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 165 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Wood-Owl in Kruger National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Wood-Owl in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.