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The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia. [4] It is one of the largest species of owl. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller ...
The Pharaoh eagle-owl has a mottled plumage and large orange-yellow eyes. The head and upperparts are tawny and densely marked with black and creamy-white streaks and blotches, while the underparts are pale creamy-white, with black streaks on the upper breast and fine reddish-brown vermiculations on the lower breast and belly.
This owl does not have ear tufts and has the largest facial disc of any raptor. There is a white collar or "bow-tie" just below the beak. The long tail tapers to a rounded end. In terms of length, the great grey owl is believed to exceed the Eurasian eagle-owl and the Blakiston's fish owl as the world's largest owl.
Indian eagle-owl: Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831) 143 Pharaoh eagle-owl: Bubo ascalaphus Savigny, 1809: 185 Cape eagle-owl: Bubo capensis Smith, A, 1834: 186 Arabian eagle-owl: Bubo milesi Sharpe, 1886: 187 Greyish eagle-owl: Bubo cinerascens Guérin-Méneville, 1843: 188 Spotted eagle-owl: Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821) 189 Fraser's eagle ...
The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to survive in a world altered by humans. The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle ...
The Eurasian eagle-owl is the primary predator of other birds of prey throughout Eurasia, not even the prolific raptor-killing northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) equals the sheer number of raptors taken. [83] [142] [143] Up to 6% of the overall food by number and 36% by prey biomass for Eurasian eagle-owls can be comprised by other raptorial ...
Verreaux's eagle-owl (Ketupa lactea), also commonly known as the milky eagle owl or giant eagle owl, [3] is a member of the family Strigidae. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa . A member of the genus Ketupa , it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length.
Detail of an eye of an eagle-owl. The genus Bubo was introduced in 1805 by the French zoologist André Duméril for the horned owls. [2] The type species is the Eurasian eagle-owl. [3]