Sierra Leone and Liberia east to Ghana, and southern Cameroon and northern Gabon east to northern Zaire.
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).
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearing of forests is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Shelley's Eagle-Owl (Bubo shelleyi) [XC797688]
by Christopher Hines from Parc National de Tai, Ivory Coast (uncertain)
Shelley's Eagle-Owl (Bubo shelleyi) [XC437523]
by id from Belize, Cabinda, Angola (call)
Subspecies
No obvious close relatives; may possibly have some vocal and morphological affinities with Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) of south-eastern Asia.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet