Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Bubo ascalaphus - Grand-duc ascalaphe

Grand-duc ascalaphe
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Strigiformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigidés

  • Genus
    :

    Bubo

  • Species
    :

    ascalaphus

Descriptor

Savigny, 1809

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 50 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grand-duc ascalaphe
adult
Grand-duc ascalaphe
adult

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

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Grand-duc ascalaphe,
  • Búho desértico,
  • bufo-mourisco,
  • Wüstenuhu,
  • egyiptomi uhu,
  • Woestijnoehoe,
  • Gufo reale del deserto,
  • ökenuv,
  • Ørkenhubro,
  • výr púšťový,
  • výr bledý,
  • Ørkenhornugle,
  • aavikkohuuhkaja,
  • duc del desert,
  • puchacz pustynny,
  • tuksneša ūpis,
  • Филин фараонов,
  • キタアフリカワシミミズク,
  • 荒漠雕鸮,
  • ökenuv,
  • 法老鵰鴞,

Voice song and call

Grand-duc ascalaphe

Habitat

Grand-duc ascalaphe
adult plum. breeding

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Grand-duc ascalaphe
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