Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Bubo [africanus, milesi or cinerascens]

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Related taxa

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none African Bird Club Checklist 2004 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist August 2005 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2007 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist January 2008 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist May 2009 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2010 (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) 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Other related concepts

• Bubo [africanus x virginianus] (hybrid)
• Bubo [africanus x cinerascens] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Gevlekte Ooruil
Belarusian: Афрыканскі пугач
Bulgarian: Африкански бухал
Catalan: Duc africà
Czech: Výr africký
Welsh: Eryrdylluan fannog
Danish: Hornugle, Plettet Hornugle
German: Fleckenuhu
Greek: Στικτόμπoυφoς
English: African Eagle Owl, African Eagle-Owl, Spotted Eagle Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl, Spotted or Arabian Eagle-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Spotted Eagle Owl
English, HBW: Spotted Eagle-owl
English (IOC): Spotted Eagle-Owl
English (Kenya): Spotted Eagle Owl
English (UAE): Spotted Eagle Owl
English (United States): Spotted Eagle-Owl
Esperanto: Afrika gufo
Spanish: Búho Africano, Búho Ceniciento, Búho Manchado
Spanish (Spain): Búho Africano
Spanish (HBW): Spotted Eagle-Owl
Estonian: savanni-kassikakk
Finnish: Täplähuuhkaja
French: Grand-duc africain, Grand-duc africain ou G.-d. d'Oman
Frisian: Afrikaanske oehoe
Irish: Rí-ulchabhán ballach
Galician: Bufo africano
Croatian: afrička ušara
Hungarian: afrikai uhu
Icelandic: Deplaúfur
Italian: Gufo reale macchiato, Gufo reale maculato
Japanese (romaji): afurikawashimimizuku
Japanese: アフリカワシミミズク
Kwangali: Editika
Scientific: Bubo [africanus or milesi], Bubo africanus, Bubo africanus africanus, Strix africana
Lithuanian: Afrikinis apuokas, Afrikinis didysis apuokas
Latvian: punktainais ūpis
Macedonian: Африкански був
Dutch: Afrikaanse Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flekkhubro
Norwegian: Flekkhubro
Polish: puchacz plamisty
Portuguese: Bufo-africano., Bufo-malhado, Bufo-real-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Piv taclà
Romanian: Buhă africană
Russian: Африканский Филин, пятнистый, Филин африканский
Northern Sami: Afrihkááhpelidnu
Slovak: výr africký
Slovenian: Progasta velika uharica
Serbian: Afrička buljina, Pegava buljina
Siswant: Sikhova
Sotho, Southern: Makhohlo
Swedish: Fläckuv
Swahili: Kungwi
Tswana: Makgotlwê
Turkish: Benekli Puhu, Küçük Puhu
Tsonga: Xiyinha
Ukrainian: Пугач африканський
Xhosa: Ifubesi
Chinese: 斑雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 點斑鵰鴞
Zulu: isiKhovampondo