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| − | + | '''Alternative name: African Long-eared Owl''' | |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:471 Owl, African Long-eared.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br /> [[Bale Mountains National Park]], [[Ethiopia]], November 2013]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Asio|Asio]] abyssinicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 42–44 cm | |
| + | *Brown ear tufts with white edges | ||
| + | *Pale to dark buffy-rufous facial disc | ||
| + | *Grey Eyebrows | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], [[Rwanda]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#P|polytipic]] species consisting of two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''A. a. abyssinicus'': | ||
| + | :*Highlands of [[Eritrea]] and [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. graueri'': | ||
| + | :*Rwenzori Mountains (northeastern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] and southwestern [[Uganda]]), Mt. Kabobo (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Mount [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Montane woodland, moorland and grassland. At heights above 3000 m. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of small mammals, particularly rats, molerats and shrews. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Asio+abyssinicus}} | {{GSearch|Asio+abyssinicus}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Asio]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 17 November 2021
Alternative name: African Long-eared Owl
- Asio abyssinicus
Identification
42–44 cm
- Brown ear tufts with white edges
- Pale to dark buffy-rufous facial disc
- Grey Eyebrows
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytipic species consisting of two subspecies[1]:
- A. a. abyssinicus:
- A. a. graueri:
- Rwenzori Mountains (northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southwestern Uganda), Mt. Kabobo (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Mount Kenya
Habitat
Montane woodland, moorland and grassland. At heights above 3000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of small mammals, particularly rats, molerats and shrews.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Abyssinian Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Abyssinian_Owl
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
