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Eurasian Eagle Owl

(Bubo bubo)
Alternate name(s): "European Eagle Owl", "Eagle Owl"
German name(s): "Uhu"

Size: 56-75 cm; wing span 1.3-1.9 m
Weight: 1.2-2.2 kg (male); 1.75-4.6 (female)

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Eurasian Eagle Owl at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "hispanus"

This race is also called "Spanish Eagle Owl" or "Iberian Eagle Owl".

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-lateral view of an Eurasian Eagle Owl perched in a tree covered with lichen (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2016]

Near-lateral view of an Eurasian Eagle Owl hiding in the shade of a tree covered with lichen (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2016]

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