Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821)

Strigidae — Owls

Spotted Eagle-Owl, Bubo africanus, breeds in Africa south of the Equator and is an owl in the family Strigidae. It is one of the smaller eagle-owls. The face is pale, the eyes are yellow, and it has noticeable ear-tufts. The upper body is dusky brown, while the underparts are pale with brown barring. Before 1999 it was treated as the same species as the greyish eagle-owl, but it is now recognised separately.

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae — Owls
Breeding range
Africa: s of Equator
Spotted Eagle-Owl
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in South Africa 6, Tanzania 1

Tanzania Birding and Game Viewing with Johnnie Uganda Safaris
Tanzania Birding and Game Viewing with Johnnie Uganda Safaris
Tanzania / Arusha Group tour 9 days

9-day Tanzania birding and wildlife itinerary with Johnnie Uganda Safaris....

3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

Spend three days linking Cape Town fynbos, False Bay, endemic-rich mountain slopes, penguin coast and the Cape Peninsula....

2-Day West Coast Birding Tour
2-Day West Coast Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 2 days

Explore the Western Cape coast over two days, from Darling farmland and Geelbek shorebirds to a Berg River boat trip and Velddrif wetlands....

10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 10 days

A private or small-group Western Cape birding itinerary from Cape Town through the Cape Peninsula, West Coast, Tankwa Karoo, Agulhas Plain, ...

Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 1 day

A flexible private day from Cape Town combining Kirstenbosch, peninsula wetlands and an African Penguin colony, with Cape endemics and coast...

From ZAR 7,000
Private 3-Day Tankwa Karoo Birding Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private 3-Day Tankwa Karoo Birding Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

A private three-day circuit from Cape Town through Ceres into the Tankwa Karoo for arid-zone endemics, canyon specialists and optional night...

From ZAR 17,550
Private 3-Day Agulhas Plains Birding Trip with Birding Ecotours
Private 3-Day Agulhas Plains Birding Trip with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

A private three-day journey from Cape Town across mountain fynbos and the Overberg to De Hoop, built around cranes, bustards, larks and regi...

From ZAR 17,920