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Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
spoeao2, SEOW, SPEO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesBubo africanus
Codesspoeao2, SEOW, SPEO
Identification

The Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code spoeao2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Sandy Scops-Owl
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Sokoke Scops-Owl
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Spotted Eagle-Owl photo
(c) John Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Gale

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Bubo africanus

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: spoeao2