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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus (Temminck, CJ 1820)
Verreaux's eagle-owl, also commonly known as the milky eagle owl or giant eagle owl, is a member of the family Strigidae. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. A member of the genus Bubo, it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length. This eagle-owl is a resident primarily of dry, wooded savanna. Verreaux's eagle-owl is mainly grey in color and is distinguishable from other large owls by its bright pink eyelids, a feature shared with no other owl species in the world. Source: Wikipedia
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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo lacteus
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo lacteus
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1820)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.1 pl.4
Protonym:
Strix lactea
Type locality:
Senegal.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
EBD3129BC40A0706
Avibase ID:
avibase-EBD3129B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EBD3129B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555414
Geographic range:
- Bubo lacteus: Savanna and woodlands of Africa south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Catalan:
Duc lletós
Czech:
výr bělavý
Danish:
Savannehornugle
German:
Blaßuhu
Spanish:
Búho Lechoso
Spanish (Spain):
Búho Lechoso
Finnish:
savannihuuhkaja
French:
Grand-duc de Verreaux
Croatian:
sivoleđa ušara
Hungarian:
Verreaux-uhu
Icelandic:
Tröllúfur
Italian:
Gufo reale di Verreaux
Japanese (romaji):
kurowashimimizuku
Japanese:
クロワシミミズク
Lithuanian:
Blyškusis didysis apuokas
Dutch:
Verreauxs Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhubro
Norwegian:
Gråhubro
Polish:
puchacz mleczny
Portuguese:
bufo-leitoso
Portuguese (Portugal):
bufo-leitoso
Russian:
Бледный филин
Slovak:
výr belavý
Serbian:
Veroova buljina
Swedish:
mjölkuv
Ukrainian:
Пугач блідий
Chinese:
黄雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
乳黃色鵰鴞
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. 2023 (May 2023): 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) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): 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) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Verreaux's Eagle-owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): 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, version 2021: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lacteus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| 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) |
| eBird version 2021: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| eBird version 2022: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lacteus) |
| eBird version 2023: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Bubo lacteus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bubo lacteus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Bubo lacteus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lacteus) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ( Ketupa lactea) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo lacteus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo lacteus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Reuse Ooruil, Reuse-ooruil
Bulgarian: Светъл бухал
Catalan: Duc lletós
Czech: Výr belavý, výr bělavý
Danish: Savannehornugle
German: Blassuhu, Milchuhu
English: Giant Eagle Owl, Giant Eagle-Owl, Milky Eagle Owl, Milky Eagle-Owl, Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Verreaux's Owl
English (United Kingdom): Verreaux's Eagle Owl
English, HBW: Verreaux's Eagle-owl
English (IOC): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
English (Kenya): Verreaux's Eagle Owl
English (United States): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Esperanto: Lakta gufo
Spanish: Búho de Verreaux, Búho Lechoso
Spanish (Spain): Búho Lechoso
Spanish (HBW): Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Estonian: hall-kassikakk
Finnish: Savannihuuhkaja
French: Grand-duc de Verreaux
Croatian: sivoleđa ušara
Hungarian: Verreaux-uhu
Icelandic: Tröllúfur
Italian: Gufo latteo, Gufo reale di Verreaux
Japanese (romaji): kurowashimimizuku
Japanese: クロワシミミズク
Kwangali: Editika
Scientific: Bubo lacteus, Bubo verreauxi, Ketupa lactea, Ketupa lacteus, Nyctaetus lacteus, Strix lactea
Lithuanian: Blyškusis didysis apuokas
Dutch: Grijze Oehoe, Verraux Oehoe, Verreaux' Oehoe, Verreaux-oehoe, Verreauxs Oehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhubro
Norwegian: Gråhubro
Polish: puchacz mleczny
Portuguese: Bufo-de-Verreaux, Bufo-leitoso
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-leitoso, Corujão-leitoso
Russian: Бледный филин, Веррокский Филин, Филин бледный
Slovak: Výr belavý
Shona: Zizi
Serbian: Veroova buljina
Swedish: Mjölkuv
Swahili: Kokoko
Tswana: Makgotlwê
Turkish: Afrika Akça Puhusu
Tsonga: Nkhunsi
Tatar: аксыл өкесе
Ukrainian: Пугач блідий
Xhosa: Ifubesi
Chinese: 黄雕鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 乳黃色鵰鴞
Zulu: iFubesi
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