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 NR    Nduk Eagle-Owl* Id (Atlas):
    Bubo vosseleri

Description (10)
Image of Nduk Eagle-Owl
 

Other Names (World)
Nduk Eagle-Owl, Usambara Eagle-Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
48 cm

First Described (Guide)
Reichenow, 1908

Habitat
Montane and submontane evergreen forest. From 200 - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)
Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

Usambara Mts of north-eastern Tanzania; recently discovered in Uluguru Mts; also possible sighting in Nguru Mts.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NR
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of low 'pop pop pop' notes, rising and falling in crescendo and speed.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

 
Usambara Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri) [XC436601]
     by Rolf A. de By from Korogwe, Tanga Region, Tanzania (call)

 
Usambara Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri) [XC509943]
     by isaac kilusu from Amani nature reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
Fraser's Eagle-Owl (Bubo poensis) and Nduk Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include vosseleri as a subspecies of Fraser's Eagle-Owl (Bubo poensis).

May form superspecies with Fraser's Eagle-Owl (Bubo poensis). Sometimes treated as subspecies of Fraser's Eagle-Owl (Bubo poensis).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) which is smaller, with white spotting on wing-coverts, white mantle-edging, and yellow eyes.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Nduk Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri) - 10 files


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