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Shelley's Eagle-Owl
Bubo shelleyi (Sharpe, RB; Ussher, HT 1872)
Shelley's eagle-owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Despite its large size, it is a very little-known, rarely studied owl that occurs in very small numbers. A specimen was photographed in the wild for the first time on 16 October 2021 in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in southeastern Ghana. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo shelleyi
Original description
Citation:
(Sharpe, RB; Ussher, HT 1872)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Huhua shelleyi
Type locality:
Fantee, Gold Coast.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8618142
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AFF21113F5ABFD08
Avibase ID:
avibase-AFF21113
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AFF21113
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555413
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Bubo shelleyi: Sierra Leone and Liberia to Cameroon, Gabon, and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
Shelley's Eagle-Owl
Catalan:
Duc de Shelley
Czech:
výr Shelleyův
Danish:
Regnskovshornugle
German:
Bindenuhu
Spanish:
Búho Barrado
Spanish (Spain):
Búho Barrado
Finnish:
raitahuuhkaja
French:
Grand-duc de Shelley
Croatian:
shelleyeva ušara
Hungarian:
Shelley-uhu
Italian:
Gufo reale di Shelley
Japanese (romaji):
yokojimawashimimizuku
Japanese:
ヨコジマワシミミズク
Lithuanian:
Dryžasis didysis apuokas
Dutch:
Shelleys Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Herkuleshubro
Norwegian:
Herkuleshubro
Polish:
puchacz prążkowany
Portuguese:
bufo-barrado
Portuguese (Portugal):
bufo-barrado
Russian:
Полосатый филин
Slovak:
výr tmavý
Serbian:
Šelijeva buljina
Swedish:
hökuv
Ukrainian:
Пугач камерунський
Chinese:
横斑雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
橫斑鵰鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grand-duc de Shelley ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grand-duc de Shelley ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 1st edition: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2022: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2023: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2015: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2016: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2017: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2018: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Clements, version 2019: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 1.50: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 1.52: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 1.53: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 1.54: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 1.55: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2015: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2016: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2017: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2018: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2019: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2021: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2022: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| eBird version 2023: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Shelley's Eagle Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Shelley's Eagle-owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bubo shelleyi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bubo shelleyi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bubo shelleyi |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo shelleyi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Shelley's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa shelleyi) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo shelleyi |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo shelleyi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Duc de Shelley
Czech: Výr Shelleyuv, výr Shelleyův
Danish: Regnskovshornugle
German: Bindenuhu
English: Banded Eagle Owl, Banded Eagle-Owl, Shelley's Eagle Owl, Shelley's Eagle-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Shelley's Eagle Owl
English, HBW: Shelley's Eagle-owl
English (IOC): Shelley's Eagle-Owl
English (United States): Shelley's Eagle-Owl
Esperanto: Ŝelia gufo
Spanish: Búho Barrado, Búho de Franjas
Spanish (Spain): Búho Barrado
Spanish (HBW): Shelley's Eagle-Owl
Spanish (Mexico): Búho Barrado Africano
Estonian: vööt-kassikakk
Finnish: Raitahuuhkaja
French: Grand-duc bandé, Grand-duc de Shelley
Croatian: shelleyeva ušara
Hungarian: Shelley-uhu
Italian: Gufo reale di Shelley
Japanese (romaji): yokojimawashimimizuku
Japanese: ヨコジマワシミミズク
Scientific: Bubo shelleyi, Huhua shelleyi, Ketupa shelleyi, Nyctaetus shelleyi
Lithuanian: Dryžasis didysis apuokas
Dutch: Shelley-oehoe, Shelleys Oehoe, Shelley's Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Herkuleshubro
Norwegian: Herkuleshubro
Polish: puchacz prazkowany, puchacz prążkowany
Portuguese: bufo-barrado
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-barrado
Russian: Полосатый филин
Slovak: výr tmavý
Serbian: Šelijeva buljina
Swedish: Bandad uv, hökuv
Turkish: Şeritli Puhu
Tatar: буйлы өке
Ukrainian: Пугач камерунський
Chinese: 横斑雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 橫斑鵰鴞
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