Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus

Described by: Temminck (1820)
Alternate common name(s): Milky Eagle-Owl, Giant Eagle-Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Buffalo Springs, Kenya - Jun 11, 2009 © Carol Chetkovich  Buffalo Springs, Kenya - Jun 11, 2009 © Carol Chetkovich  Location unknown - Date unknown © Allen Chartier  Lake Baringo, Kenya - Feb 23, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Lake Baringo, Kenya - Feb 23, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
Fragmented distribution in w. Africa and an isolated population in South Africa;
S. Maurtiania, c. Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast e. to Cameroon, s. Chad, s. and s. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia and s. to South Africa (Cape Province).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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