Eagle owl

Eagle owls
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	Indian Eagle Owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae;
Subfamily:	Striginae;
Tribe:	Bubonini; Vigors, 1825

Eagle owls, Bubonini is a tribe of owls in the Striginae subfamily. It includes the owls in the genus Bubo, Nyctaetus, Scotopelia and Ketupa.

Etymology[]

From Latin bubo, bubonis eagle owl < Gr. βυας buas eagle owl.^[1]

Description[]

Behaviour[]

Taxonomy[]

Species[]

Bubo[]

Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
- South American Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus nacurutu
- Lesser Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus magellanicus
Indian Eagle-Owl, Bubo bengalensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl, Bubo africanus
Greyish Eagle-Owl, Bubo cinerascens
Cape Eagle-Owl, Bubo capensis
- Mackinder's Eagle-Owl, Bubo (capensis) mackinderi
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Bubo ascalaphus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Bubo bubo
Dusky Eagle-Owl, Bubo coromandus
Akun Eagle-Owl, Bubo leucostictus

Nyctaetus[]

Shelley's Eagle-Owl, Nyctaetus shelleyi
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Nyctaetus lacteus

Scotopelia[]

Pel's Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia peli
Rufous Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia ussheri
Vermiculated Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia bouvieri

Ketupa[]

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, Ketupa nipalensis
Barred Eagle-Owl, Ketupa sumatranus
Nduk Eagle-Owl / Usambara Eagle-Owl, Ketupa vosseleri
Fraser's Eagle-Owl, Ketupa poensis
Philippine Eagle-Owl, Ketupa philippensis
Blakiston's Fish-Owl, Ketupa blakistoni
Brown Fish-Owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
Tawny Fish-Owl, Ketupa flavipes
Buffy Fish-Owl, Ketupa ketupu

References[]

^ Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "bubo". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4-28-15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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[HBWA-1] Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "bubo". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4-28-15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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