Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Spotted Eagle-Owl
The Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
Range: southern Gabon eastward to Uganda and southward through southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bubo africanus
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Eagle-Owl
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix africana
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.9, vol.2 pl.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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