Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gevlekte Ooruil, Gevlekte Ooruil (Gevlekte)
Arabic: بُوهةٌ رَقْطاءُ
Azerbaijani: Afrika yapalağı
Bulgarian: Африкански бухал, Африкански бухал (ssp. africanus/tanae)
Catalan: duc africà
Czech: výr africký
Danish: Plettet Hornugle
German: Fleckenuhu, Fleckenuhu (africanus/tanae)
English: Spotted Eagle Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl (nominate), Spotted Eagle-Owl (Spotted), Spotted Eagle-Owl [africanus or tanae]
English (United Kingdom): Spotted Eagle Owl, Spotted Eagle Owl (Spotted)
English, HBW: Spotted Eagle-owl (Spotted)
English (IOC): Spotted Eagle-Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl (Spotted)
English (Kenya): Spotted Eagle Owl (Spotted)
English (UAE): Spotted Eagle Owl, Spotted Eagle Owl (Spotted)
English (United States): Spotted Eagle-Owl, Spotted Eagle-Owl (Spotted)
Esperanto: Afrika gufo
Spanish: Búho africano, Búho Africano (africanus/tanae)
Spanish (Spain): Búho africano, Búho Africano (africanus/tanae)
Spanish (HBW): Spotted Eagle-Owl (Spotted)
Estonian: savanni-kassikakk
Finnish: täplähuuhkaja
French: Grand-Duc africain, Grand-duc africain (africanus), Grand-duc africain (nominal), Grand-duc africain (nominale), Grand-duc africain (race nominale), Grand-duc africain [africanus or tanae], Grand-duc africain [africanus ou tanae]
Croatian: afrička ušara
Hungarian: afrikai uhu
Icelandic: Deplaúfur, Deplaúfur (africanus/tanae)
Italian: Gufo reale macchiato
Japanese (romaji): afurikawashimimizuku (africanus/tanae)
Japanese: アフリカワシミミズク, アフリカワシミミズク (africanus/tanae)
Scientific: Asio maculosus amerimnus, Bubo africanus, Bubo africanus [africanus or tanae], Bubo africanus africanus, Bubo africanus africanus/tanae, Bubo africanus maculosus, Bubo ascalaphus trothae, Bubo maculosus, Strix africana, Strix maculosa
Lithuanian: afrikinis didysis apuokas
Latvian: punktainais ūpis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Oehoe, Afrikaanse Oehoe (africanus/tanae)
Norwegian: Flekkhubro, flekkhubro (africanus/tanae)
Polish: puchacz plamisty, puchacz plamisty (africanus/tanae)
Portuguese: bufo-real-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-africano
Russian: Африканский филин, Африканский филин (africanus/tanae)
Slovak: výr africký, výr africký (skup.)
Serbian: Pegava buljina, Pegava buljina (africanus/tanae)
Swedish: fläckuv, fläckuv (africanus/tanae)
Turkish: Benekli Puhu, Benekli Puhu (africanus/tanae)
Tatar: Африка өкесе
Ukrainian: пугач африканський
Chinese: 斑雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 點斑鵰鴞