The
Spotted Eagle-Owl (
Bubo africanus), also called
African spotted eagle-owl, or
African eagle-owl, is a medium-sized species of owl. That have a distinctive appearance with prominent ‘ear tufts’ on the tops of their heads which all eagle owls have. The facial disk is off white to pale ochre and their eyes are yellow. The upper body is dusky brown in color while the lower parts are off-white with brown bars. Spotted eagle-owls are found in Sub-Saharan Africa from Kenya and Uganda south to the Western Cape in South Africa. They also occur in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen. These birds live in various habitats including dry forests, woodlands, savannahs and grasslands, shrublands, semi-deserts and rocky hills.
Diet and Nutrition: Spotted eagle-owls have a carnivorous diet and feed on small mammals, birds, insects, frogs, and reptiles.
Social: Spotted eagle-owls are generally solitary birds. But will be monogamous and pairs mate for life.
Size: Length is 18 inches, wingspan is 39 to 55 inches and weigh between 1 to 2 pounds.
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