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Strigiformes / Strigidae / Bubo

Cape Eagle-Owl

Bubo capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (caeowl1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo

Subspecies (3)

Bubo capensis capensis

far southern Namibia and South Africa
Bubo capensis dillonii

highlands of southern Eritrea and Ethiopia
Bubo capensis mackinderi

Kenya and Uganda to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (caeowl1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.