Nduk Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri)

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.

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) [XC761858]
by id from Amani nature reserve, East Usambara,Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Usambara Eagle-Owl (Bubo vosseleri) [XC442056]
by Peter Boesman from Amani Mountain Reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (call)

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
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