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Verreaux's
Eagle-Owl |
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Bird Orders |
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Giant Eagle-owl
- Milky
Eagle Owl |
Alternate
name |
| Bubo lacteus |
Scientific
name |
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Strigiformes |
Order |
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Strigidae |
Family |
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58-65cm |
Length |
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Woodland, savanna and tree lined
watercourses, Found in:-
Angola,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Chad,
Republic of the Congo,
Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic
Republic of Congo,
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopia, Gabon,
Gambia,
Kenya, Lesotho,
Malawi,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Sierra
Leone, Somalia,
South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia &
Zimbabwe. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2 eggs both parents incubate. |
Clutch |
| Mammals, birds, reptiles. Hedgehogs, guinea fowl, (secretary
bird, vervet monkey rarely.) reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods. |
Food |
| The
worlds third largest owl. Hunts from perch or will take
roosting birds. |
Habits |
| 2215 |
World Number |
| Least
Concern |
Status |
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