Genus: Bubo
Description
This genus contains large owls of which many can raise feather tufts commonly called "horns". The members often carry the common name of Eagle-Owl, but when Ketupa is included some have names like Fish-Owl.
Taxonomy
Bubo is a genus in the family Strigidae.
Snowy Owl was formerly placed in its own genus Nyctea.
Bubo vs. Ketupa
Some authorities (Howard & Moore, 2003; IOC 1.6, 2008) place Blakiston's Fish-Owl (blakistoni) in the genus Bubo. Others like Clements 6th edition (2007) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) place this species in Ketupa.
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| B. virginianus | Great Horned Owl | ||
| B. bubo | Eurasian Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. bengalensis | Rock Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. ascalaphus | Pharaoh Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. capensis | Cape Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. africanus | Spotted Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. cinerascens | Greyish Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. poensis | Fraser's Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. vosseleri | Usambara Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. nipalensis | Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. sumatranus | Barred Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. shelleyi | Shelley's Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. lacteus | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. coromandus | Dusky Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. leucostictus | Akun Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. philippensis | Philippine Eagle-Owl | ||
| B. scandiacus | Snowy Owl | ||
| B. blakistoni | Blakiston's Fish Owl | ||
Pages in category ‘Bubo’
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
