Cape Eagle-Owl

Bubo capensis Smith, A, 1834

Cape Eagle-Owl, Bubo capensis, is an owl of southern, south-eastern and eastern Africa, where it is tied mainly to rocky hills and mountains. It also uses nearby woodland, grassland and wooded gullies, and may turn up in settlements and towns. A large member of the eagle-owl group, it has prominent ear-tufts and yellow to yellowish-orange eyes. It roosts by day in rock faces, crevices and caves, and is active at night. Its breeding range extends across Africa from the south through the south-east and east.

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae — Owls

Breeding range

Africa: s, se, e