Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)
About the Spotted Eagle-Owl
The spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus), also known as the African spotted eagle-owl and the African eagle-owl, is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the eagle owls. Its length is 45 cm (18 in) and its weight is from 454 to 907 grams (1.0 to 2.0 lb). It has a 100 to 140 cm (39 to 55 in) wingspan. The facial disk is off-white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow. It has prominent ear-tufts, and the upper body is dusky brown, the lower parts off-white with brown bars. Prior to 1999 the spotted eagle-owl was considered conspecific with the greyish eagle-owl, but now it is classed as a separate species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 71 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buborecording
- Fraser's Eagle-OwlBubo poensisrecording
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusrecording
- Indian Eagle-OwlBubo bengalensisrecording
- Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlBubo nipalensisrecording
- Verreaux's Eagle-OwlBubo lacteusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.