White-faced scops owl (Otus leucotis) perched on a post in a zoo. This owl is native to central Africa and the Sahara. Photographed in captivity.

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Photo credit: © CHRIS MARTIN-BAHR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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