Ghana and Ethiopia

The Pearl-spotted Owlet is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara from Mauritania across to Ethiopia and south to the north of Cape Province in South Africa. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

It is very small with a round head and, normally, a rather long tail. The individual in photo 1 seems to have lost its tail. The underparts are white with heavy rufous-brown streaks. It has two dark "eyes" on the nape.