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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Bubo lacteus (also known as the Milky Eagle Owl or Giant Eagle Owl), is a member of the family Strigidae and is the largest African owl. This owl is the world's third heaviest living owl, after the Blakiston's Fish Owl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl and the fourth longest owl, after additionally the Great Gray Owl. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo lacteus
Citation:
(Temminck, 1820)
Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.4
Protonym:
Strix lactea
Avibase ID:
EBD3129BC40A0706
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EBD3129B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555414
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Giant Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grand-duc de Verreaux ( Bubo lacteus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grand-duc de Verreaux ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 1st edition: Milky Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Milky Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 4th edition: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements, version 2015: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements, version 2016: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements, version 2017: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements, version 2018: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Clements, version 2019: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 1.50: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 1.52: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 1.53: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 1.54: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 1.55: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 2015: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 2016: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 2017: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 2018: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
eBird version 2019: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Verreaux's Eagle Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
James Lee Peters: Bubo lacteus |
James Lee Peters (original): Bubo lacteus |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Bubo lacteus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo lacteus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo lacteus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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