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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:IMG 19202.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|barty63|Mike Barth}} <br />Bale Mountains, [[Ethiopia]], August 2014]] |
;[[:Category:Bubo|Bubo]] capensis | ;[[:Category:Bubo|Bubo]] capensis | ||
− | + | '''Includes Mackinder's Eagle-Owl''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Length 48-58 cm | + | Length 48-58 cm (19-22¾ in) |
+ | *Dark brown, buff spotted upperparts | ||
+ | *Creamy-buff, dark blotched underparts | ||
+ | *Pale buff facial disk | ||
+ | *Orange-yellow iris | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[ | + | [[Image:Mackinder's Eagle Owl.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''mackinderi''<br />Photo © by {{user|monkir|monkir}}<br />[[Kenya]], March 2017]] |
+ | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]] and[[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]] and [[eSwatini]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
''Bubo capensis'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Bubo capensis'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*B. c. dillonii'' | *B. c. dillonii'' | ||
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:*Extreme southern [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]] | :*Extreme southern [[Namibia]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
+ | ''mackinderi'' is sometimes considered a full species Mackinder's Eagle Owl<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mountainous regions, hilly country, and rocky gorges. | Mountainous regions, hilly country, and rocky gorges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and large invertebrates. | The diet includes mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and large invertebrates. | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | A scrape is made in a cliff ledge, in cave entrance or under bush. 1-3 eggs are | + | A scrape is made in a cliff ledge, in cave entrance or under bush. The 1-3 eggs are incubated for 35 days. The young fledge 6-7 weeks later. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/C4227465]. Retrieved 29 November 2020 |
+ | #[https://www.owls.org/ World Owl Trust] | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bubo+capensis}} | {{GSearch|Bubo+capensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bubo]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bubo]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 20 September 2022
- Bubo capensis
Includes Mackinder's Eagle-Owl
Identification
Length 48-58 cm (19-22¾ in)
- Dark brown, buff spotted upperparts
- Creamy-buff, dark blotched underparts
- Pale buff facial disk
- Orange-yellow iris
Distribution
Africa
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique andMalawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and eSwatini
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Bubo capensis has three subspecies:[1]
- B. c. dillonii
- B. c. mackinderi
- Kenya and Uganda to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi
- B. c. capensis
- Extreme southern Namibia and South Africa
mackinderi is sometimes considered a full species Mackinder's Eagle Owl[2].
Habitat
Mountainous regions, hilly country, and rocky gorges.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and large invertebrates.
Breeding
A scrape is made in a cliff ledge, in cave entrance or under bush. The 1-3 eggs are incubated for 35 days. The young fledge 6-7 weeks later.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2020) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/C4227465]. Retrieved 29 November 2020
- World Owl Trust
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cape Eagle-Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cape_Eagle-Owl
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.