Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Bubo ascalaphus - Grand-duc ascalaphe

Systematics

Order
:
Strigiformes
Family
:
Strigidés
Genus
:
Bubo
Species
:
ascalaphus

Descriptor

Savigny, 1809

Biometrics

Size
: 50 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Grand-duc ascalaphe,
Búho desértico,
bufo-mourisco,
Wüstenuhu,
egyiptomi uhu,
Woestijnoehoe,
Gufo reale del deserto,
ökenuv,
Ørkenhubro,
výr púšťový,
výr bledý,
Ørkenhornugle,
aavikkohuuhkaja,
duc del desert,
puchacz pustynny,
tuksneša ūpis,
Филин фараонов,
キタアフリカワシミミズク,
荒漠雕鸮,
法老鵰鴞,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Freshwater Springs and Oases ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Avibase, Lepage Denis
The Owl Pages, Deane P.Lewis
Vol. 5 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi sargatal
Owls of the world, Claus KÖNIG
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest