Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus - Grand-duc africain
Systematics
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Order:
Strigiformes
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Family:
Strigidés
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Genus:
Bubo
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Species:
africanus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 45 cm
- Wingspan: 100 à 140 cm.
- Weight: 487 à 850 g
Longevity
12 years
Geographic range
Identification
Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Grand-duc africain,
- Búho africano,
- bufo-malhado,
- Fleckenuhu,
- afrikai uhu,
- Afrikaanse Oehoe,
- Gufo reale macchiato,
- fläckuv,
- Flekkhubro,
- výr africký,
- výr africký,
- Plettet Hornugle,
- täplähuuhkaja,
- Gevlekte Ooruil,
- duc africà,
- puchacz plamisty,
- punktainais ūpis,
- Африканский филин,
- アフリカワシミミズク,
- 斑雕鸮,
- 點斑鵰鴞,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
- Owls of the world, Claus KÖNIG
- Owls and Owling in Southern Africa, Warwick Tarboton and Rudy Erasmus
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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