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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Ketupa lactea
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
veeowl1, VEEO, VEOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesKetupa lactea
Codesveeowl1, VEEO, VEOW
Identification

The Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Ketupa lactea) 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 veeowl1 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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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl photo
(c) Yvonne A. de Jong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Yvonne A. de Jong

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ketupa lactea

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: veeowl1