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Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821)

The Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the Eagle owls. Its length is forty-five cm (18 inch) and its weight is from 480 to 850g (1 to 1.8 pounds). It has a 100 centimetres (39 in) to 140 centimetres (55 in) wingspan. The facial disk is off white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow. It has prominent ear tufts, and the upper body is dusky brown, the lower parts off-white with brown bars. Prior to 1999 the Spotted Eagle-Owl was considered conspecific with the Greyish Eagle-Owl, but now it is classed as a separate species. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
  Bubo

Scientific:
  Bubo africanus

Citation:
  (Temminck, 1821)

Reference:
  Pl.Col. livr.9 pl.50

Protonym:
  Strix africana

Avibase ID:
  04423361B199ACA0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/04423361

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555408

Geographic range:

  • Bubo africanus africanus: Gabon, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Uganda, and central Kenya south to southern South Africa
  • Bubo africanus tanae: SE Kenya (central and lower Tana River and Lali Hills)
  • Bubo africanus milesi: SW Arabia, Yemen and Oman
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Czech:
výr africký
German:
Fleckenuhu
Danish:
Plettet Hornugle
Spanish:
Búho Africano
Finnish:
täplähuuhkaja
French:
Grand-duc africain
Icelandic:
Deplaúfur
Italian:
Gufo reale macchiato
Japanese:
afurikawashimimizuku
Japanese:
アフリカワシミミズク
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Oehoe
Norwegian:
Flekkhubro
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Flekkhubro
Polish:
puchacz plamisty
Portuguese:
Bufo-africano.
Russian:
Африканский филин
Slovak:
výr africký
Swedish:
fläckuv
Ukrainian:
Пугач африканський
Chinese:
斑雕鸮

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grand-duc africain ( Bubo africanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bubo africanus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bubo africanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bubo [africanus or cinerascens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Afrikaans: Gevlekte Ooruil
Bulgarian: Африкански бухал
Catalan: Duc africà
Czech: Výr africký
Danish: Hornugle, Plettet Hornugle
German: Fleckenuhu
English: African Eagle Owl, African Eagle-Owl, Spotted Eagle Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Spotted Eagle Owl
English (IOC): Spotted Eagle-Owl
English (Kenya): Spotted Eagle Owl
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
Hungarian: afrikai uhu
Icelandic: Deplaúfur
Italian: Gufo reale macchiato, Gufo reale maculato
Japanese: afurikawashimimizuku
Japanese: アフリカワシミミズク
Kwangali: Editika
Scientific: Bubo africanus, Bubo africanus africanus, Strix africana
Lithuanian: Afrikinis apuokas, Afrikinis didysis apuokas
Latvian: punktainais ūpis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Flekkhubro
Norwegian: Flekkhubro
Polish: puchacz plamisty
Portuguese: Bufo-africano., Bufo-malhado, Bufo-real-africano
Russian: Африканский Филин, пятнистый, Филин африканский
Slovak: výr africký
Serbian: 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

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