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The Marsh Owl, scientifically named *Asio capensis*, is a species of bird classified within the family Strigidae and order Strigiformes. It belongs to the genus *Asio* and is part of the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The taxon name was established by Smith in 1834, and its status is accepted. Common names for this species include Marsh Owl, Kapohreule, Búho moro, and tylluan y gors.
This owl has a wingspan of 90.5 and a litter size of 2.4. Its range is located in Africa. The IUCN Red List assessed the species in 2021 and assigned it a conservation status of Least Concern.
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Species
Least Concernmarsh owl
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderStrigiformes
- FamilyStrigidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asio
- Image
- Asio capensis (Buho moro - Marsh Owl), Merga Zerga, Marruecos.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Asio capensis
- Commons category
- Asio capensis
- Commons gallery
- Asio capensis
- taxon common name
- Vorondolo
- wingspan
- 90.5
- litter size
- 2.4
- short name
- A. capensis
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The marsh owl (Asio capensis) is a medium to large species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marsh Owl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.