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African grass owl

Tyto capensis (A. Smith, 1834)

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The African grass owl (Tyto capensis) is a species in the family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 320.2 g to 397.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

African grass owl (Tyto capensis)
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the African grass owl

Weight
320.2 g – 397.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
42 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the African grass owl live?

Not recorded

What is the African grass owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African grass owl or simply grass owl (Tyto capensis) is a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae.

From the Wikipedia article “African grass owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_grass_owl&oldid=1380715621), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the African grass owl endangered?

The African grass owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the African grass owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyTytonidae
  6. genusTyto
  7. SpeciesTyto capensis (A. Smith, 1834)

Synonyms Strix cabrae, Strix capensis, Tyto capensis cabrae, Tyto capensis cameroonensis, Tyto capensis capensis, Tyto capensis damarensis, Tyto capensis libratus

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • African grass-owlEnglish
  • African grass-owlEnglish
  • African grass-owlEnglish
  • AGOWEnglish
  • Grass owlEnglish
  • Grass owlEnglish
  • GrasuilAfrikaans
  • بومة العشب الإفريقيArabic
  • Kap alabayquşuAzerbaijani
  • IcipululuBemba
  • Капска забулена соваBulgarian
  • আফ্রিকান গ্রাস পেঁচাBangla
  • Òliba del CapCatalan
  • òliba camallarga del CapCatalan
  • sova travníCzech
  • tylluan wen y gwairWelsh
  • KapslørugleDanish
  • KapgraseuleGerman
  • GraseuleGerman
  • afrika turstrigoEsperanto
  • Lechuza de El CaboSpanish
  • rohtla-loorkakkEstonian
  • ruohopöllöFinnish
  • afrikanruohopöllöFinnish
  • Effraie du CapFrench
  • Chouette effraie du CapFrench
  • afrička kukuvijaCroatian
  • fokföldi gyöngybagolyHungarian
  • Barbagianni africanoItalian
  • Barbagianni delle erbe africanoItalian
  • ミナミメンフクロウJapanese
  • 가면올빼미Korean
  • 아프리카가면올빼미Korean
  • kapinė liepsnotoji pelėdaLithuanian
  • savannas plīvurpūceLatvian
  • Kaapse GrasuilDutch
  • gresslørugleNorwegian
  • płomykówka ziemnaPolish
  • coruja-do-caboPortuguese
  • coruja-do-capimPortuguese
  • Капская сипухаRussian
  • Луговая сипухаRussian
  • plamienka trávnaSlovak
  • Afrička livadska kukuvijaSerbian
  • KapugglaSwedish
  • afrikansk gräsugglaSwedish
  • นกแสกทุ่งหญ้าThai
  • Afrika Çayır BaykuşuTurkish
  • Afrika peçeli baykuşuTurkish
  • сипуха африканськаUkrainian
  • Cú lợn đồng cỏ châu PhiVietnamese
  • 草鸮Chinese
  • 非洲草鴞Chinese
  • 非洲草鸮Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the African grass owl

Other species in the same genus Tyto.

VU, Vulnerable
Red owl (Tyto soumagnei)

Red owl

Tyto soumagnei

Tytonidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African grass owl?

An adult African grass owl weighs 320.2 g – 397.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the African grass owl endangered?

The African grass owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the African grass owl?

The African grass owl (Tyto capensis) belongs to the family Tytonidae in the order Strigiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{african_grass_owl_2026,
  title = {African grass owl (Tyto capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-grass-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}