Cape Eagle-Owl

Bubo capensis - Grand-duc du Cap

Systematics

Order
:
Strigiformes
Family
:
Strigidés
Genus
:
Bubo
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1834

Biometrics

Size
: 58 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 900 à 1800 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Bubo capensis capensis (South Africa and s Namibia)
Bubo capensis dillonii (Ethiopia and Eritrea)
Bubo capensis mackinderi (Kenya to w Mozambique)

Foreign names

Grand-duc du Cap,
Búho de El Cabo,
bufo-do-cabo,
Kapuhu,
fokföldi uhu,
Kaapse Oehoe,
Gufo reale del Capo,
kapuv,
Kopjehubro,
výr škvrnitý,
výr kapský,
Kaphornugle,
afrikanhuuhkaja,
Kaapse Ooruil,
duc del Cap,
puchacz przylądkowy,
Капский филин,
イワワシミミズク,
海角雕鸮,
kapuv,
南非鵰鴞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas