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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Ketupa lactea (Temminck, CJ 1820)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Dries Van de Loock 2023-05-26 Kamfinsa Area, Copperbelt Province, Ndola (Zambia) (1200 m) song - [sono] 810323
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus isaac kilusu 2023-06-01 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) song -

slightly amplified

811860
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Frank Lambert 2017-11-03 Ndutu Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1600 m) song -

Same bird as XC429943

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

429944
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Dries Van de Loock 2023-05-26 Kamfinsa Area, Copperbelt Province, Ndola (Zambia) (1200 m) call - [sono] 810322
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Magnus Wadstein 2024-03-05 Bangula, Nsanje, Southern Region, SC Mbenje (Malawi) (70 m) song - [also] [sono] 959036
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Abdulrahman Adam 2021-02-15 Maweni, Meru, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1000 m) adult, call, female, male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

637531
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Frank Lambert 2017-11-03 Ndutu Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1600 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

429943
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-22 Kruger Park (near Sabie Park), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (240 m) call -

Recordist: Nathalia Serpa

-3dB normalised, audio split

1007496
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus James Bradley 2018-11-03 Nchorora Spring, Lake Bogoria, Baringo (Kenya) (1000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

444338
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-22 Kruger Park (near Sabie Park), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (240 m) call -

Recordist: Nathalia Serpa

-3dB normalised.

1007500
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Jelmer Poelstra 17-02-2011 Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia) (1590 m) song (B) - While looking for it on the Bekelle Molla hotel grounds, we flushed one, which started calling. Heavy alarm by Guineafowl. 83681
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Derek Solomon 2021-11-29 Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo, Soutpansberg (South Africa) (220 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

Recorded in Sirheni Bushveld Camp, Kruger National Park.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

696453
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea RaphaĆ«l Nussbaumer 2024-04-01 , Rift Valley (Kenya)   -   617082782
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea Reinhard Massawe 2026-01-24 , Meru (Tanzania)   -   649611717
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Martin St-Michel 2015-03-02 Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese, Western Region, Bushenyi (former division) (Uganda) (950 m) call -

Habitat: accacia savanna.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

252061
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea Etienne Marais 2026-05-24 , Mpumalanga (South Africa)   -   659377037
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Thomas Holmberg 2011-11-05 , Rift Valley (Kenya)   -   203952381
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus Marc Anderson 2023-09-10 Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m) song - [sono] 833968
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus James Bradley 2015-10-31 Gwassi Hills (western foothills), Nyanza, Homa Bay (Kenya) (1100 m) call, male -

Male and female calling together from humid riverine woodland/forest along the lakeshore.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

289461
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea John Kinghorn - BirdLife South Africa 2026-05-24 , Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa)   -   659305239
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus isaac kilusu 2024-01-03 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) call, song -

two adults calling together and a young bird giving a very sharp far carrying call

859106
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Bubo lacteus James Bradley 2018-11-03 Nchorora Spring, Lake Bogoria, Baringo (Kenya) (1000 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

444337
xeno-canto.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea Harerimana Joachim 2025-01-05 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   628686031
macaulaylibrary.org
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl - Ketupa lactea Earl Horn 2025-10-23 , Serengeti (Tanzania)   -   647070766
macaulaylibrary.org
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