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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
21/05/2024 11:30:49 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Cape Eagle-Owl*
Id (Atlas):
Bubo capensis
Description (10 )
Cape Eagle-Owl
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Other Names (World)
Cape Eagle-Owl, Dillon's Eagle-owl (dillonii ), Mountain Eagle-owl (dillonii ), Mackinder's Eagle-owl (mackinderi )
Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)
Size
61 cm
First Described (Guide )
Smith, 1834
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry grassland, high altitude grassland and shrubland, dry savanna, urban areas. From 2,000 - 4,200 m.
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland (B), Tanzania [United Republic of], Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Lesotho, Malawi.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC300004
Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis ) [XC300004 ]
by from Portuguese bridge, Debre Libanos, Ethiopia (song)
Listen to XC646153
Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis ) [XC646153 ]
by George Vlad from \u130e\u1263\u1362 (near Rira), Bale, Oromia, Ethiopia (uncertain)
Subspecies
Formerly thought to form a superspecies with Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo ). Subspecies mackinderi has been considered a full species.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
dillonii Des Murs & Prévost, 1846 - Southern Eritrea and Ethiopian Highlands.
mackinderi Sharpe, 1899 - From west-central Kenya south to Zimbabwe and western Mozambiqe.
capensis Smith, 1834 - South Africa and extreme southern Namibia.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Cape Eagle-Owl see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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