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Birds
Spotted eagle-owl
Spotted eagle-owl · Bubo africanus
The spotted eagle-owl, with its distinctive ear tufts and yellow eyes, waits in the night-time shadows for prey and enriches every safari with its call.
Fact file
- Size
- Around 45 cm tall, wingspan up to 1 metre, weight usually between 500 and 800 grams
- Males and females
- Females slightly larger, no clear colour differences
- Sounds
- Deep, rhythmic hooting at dusk, alarm call when disturbed
- Diet
- Hunts small mammals, insects, birds and occasionally reptiles
- Offspring
- Two eggs per clutch, breeding season usually in the dry season with intensive nesting activity
How to identify Spotted eagle-owl
The spotted eagle-owl is a medium-sized owl with striking yellow-brown eyes and distinctive feathered “ears”. Its plumage is mainly grey-brown, with fine white and dark spots and a barred breast. The face is framed by a pale facial disk edged with a darker border.
It appears compact and powerful, with a wingspan of around 1 metre and a body length of about 45 cm. The distinctive feather tufts are usually held upright. Females appear slightly larger than males, although the differences are hard to make out in the field.
More in the app
With Wildful Stories+ you also get in the app:
- general viewing tips
- 4 places where you can see Spotted eagle-owl
Where Spotted eagle-owl live
Namibia
- Kwando Core Area
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Fish River Canyon
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Kalahari
- Kaokoland
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namib-Naukluft
- Namib-Naukluft Nationalpark
- NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Sossusvlei
- Spitzkoppe
- Twyfelfontein
- Waterberg Plateau
- Windhoek
South Africa
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