Avibase: Ketupa poensis (Fraser's Eagle-Owl)

Fraser's Eagle-Owl

Ketupa poensis Fraser, L 1854

Fraser's eagle-owl is a species of African owl in the family Strigidae. It is named after the British zoologist Louis Fraser. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Ketupa
Scientific:
  Ketupa poensis

Original description

Citation:
Fraser, L 1854

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.21, no.248 p.13,14

Imprint year:
1853

Protonym:
Bubo Poensis

Type locality:
Fernando Po.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96679#page/35/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
733CBE2A30BBD283

Avibase ID:
avibase-733CBE2A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/733CBE2A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555409

Geographic range:

Ketupa poensis: disjunctly in lowland to montane rainforest edges and clearings, secondary forest, and plantations, from Guinea and Liberia eastward through southern Cameroon and Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) to western Uganda, and southward to northwestern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo, and eastern Tanzanian highlands
Ketupa poensis poensis: rainforest of Liberia to western Uganda and northwestern Angola; Bioko
Ketupa poensis vosseleri: northeastern Tanzania (Usambara and Uluguru mountains)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Fraser's Eagle Owl
Afrikaans:
Tropiese Ooruil
Bulgarian:
Пурпурен бухал
Catalan:
Duc de Guinea
Czech:
výr guinejský
Danish:
Tropisk Hornugle
German:
Guineauhu
Esperanto:
gvinea gufo
Spanish:
Búho de Guinea
Spanish (Spain):
Búho de Guinea
Estonian:
mets-kassikakk
Finnish:
pikkuraitahuuhkaja
French:
Grand-duc à aigrettes
Croatian:
šumska ušara
Hungarian:
Fraser-uhu
Icelandic:
Skermisúfur
Italian:
Gufo reale di Fraser
Japanese (romaji):
koyokojimawashimimizuku
Japanese:
コヨコジマワシミミズク
Lithuanian:
Gvinėjinis didysis apuokas
Dutch:
Kleine Oehoe
Norwegian:
Småhubro
Polish:
puchacz ciemnolicy
Portuguese:
Bufo de Fraser
Portuguese (Portugal):
bufo-da-guiné
Russian:
Гвинейский филин
Slovak:
výr malovaný
Serbian:
Frejžerova buljina
Swedish:
Frasers uv
Turkish:
Gine Puhusu
Ukrainian:
Пугач гвінейський
Chinese:
弗氏雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
弗雷氏鵰鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Fraser's or Nduk Eagle-Owl ( Bubo [poensis or vosseleri])
Avilist 2025: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Fraser's Eagle Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Fraser's Eagle-owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa poensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Fraser's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo poensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bubo poensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bubo poensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bubo poensis [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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