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Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl

Bubo [capensis or mackinderi] (= Bubo capensis) Smith, A 1834

The Cape eagle-owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is one of several large species of the eagle-owl genus Bubo. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Bubo
Scientific:
  Bubo capensis


Original description

Citation:
  Smith, A 1834

Reference:
   S. Afr. Quart. J. (2) p.317

Protonym:
  Bubo Capensis

Type locality:
  Near Cape Town, South Africa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968435


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3CD0F5355FDFC3EC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3CD0F535

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3CD0F535


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555407

Geographic range:

  • Bubo capensis capensis: Extreme s Namibia and South Africa
  • Bubo capensis dillonii: Highlands of s Eritrea and Ethiopia
  • Bubo mackinderi: Kenya and Uganda to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi
English:
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl
French:
Grand-duc du Cap ou G.-d. de Mackinder


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl ( Bubo [capensis or mackinderi])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grand-duc du Cap ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Grand-duc du Cap ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Cape Eagle Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Cape Eagle-owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Bubo capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Bubo capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Bubo capensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Cape Eagle-Owl ( Bubo capensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bubo capensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Bubo capensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Kaapse Ooruil
Bulgarian: Капски бухал
Catalan: Duc del Cap
Czech: Výr kapský
Danish: Kaphornugle
German: Kapuhu
English: Cape Eagle Owl, Cape Eagle-Owl, Cape Eagle-Owl or Mackinder's Eagle Owl, Mackinder's Eagle Owl, Mountain Eagle Owl
English (United Kingdom): Cape Eagle Owl
English, HBW: Cape Eagle-owl
English (IOC): Cape Eagle-Owl
English (Kenya): Cape Eagle Owl
English (United States): Cape Eagle-Owl
Esperanto: Kaba gufo
Spanish: Búho Africano, Búho de El Cabo, Búho del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Búho de El Cabo, Búho del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Eagle-Owl
Estonian: damaani-kassikakk
Finnish: afrikanhuuhkaja, Kapinhuuhkaja
French: Grand-duc de montagne, Grand-duc du Cap, Grand-duc du Cap ou G.-d. de Mackinder
Croatian: kapska ušara
Hungarian: fokföldi uhu
Icelandic: Höfðaúfur
Italian: Gufo reale del Capo
Japanese (romaji): iwawashimimizuku
Japanese: イワワシミミズク
Scientific: Bubo [capensis or mackinderi], Bubo capensis, Bubo capensis capensis
Lithuanian: Kapinis didysis apuokas
Dutch: Kaapse Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kopjehubro
Norwegian: Kopjehubro
Polish: puchacz przyladkowy, puchacz przylądkowy
Portuguese: Bufo do Cabo, Bufo-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-do-cabo
Russian: Капский Филин, Филин капский
Slovak: výr škvrnitý
Serbian: Afrička buljina
Swedish: Kapuv
Swahili: Kungwi Kusi
Turkish: Kap Puhusu
Tsonga: Khuhunu
Ukrainian: Пугач капський
Chinese: 海角雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 南非鵰鴞
Zulu: isiKhovampondo

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