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'''Alternative name: Great Eagle-Owl''' | '''Alternative name: Great Eagle-Owl''' | ||
;[[:Category:Bubo|Bubo]] bubo | ;[[:Category:Bubo|Bubo]] bubo | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Largest European Owl at 65-70cm (similar in size to [[Common Buzzard]]). <br /> | Largest European Owl at 65-70cm (similar in size to [[Common Buzzard]]). <br /> | ||
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Has '''bred''' in [[Belgium]] and there has been a breeding pair in the [[British Isles]] at [[Lancashire]]. Otherwise '''vagrant''' to the [[UK]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Netherlands]]. | Has '''bred''' in [[Belgium]] and there has been a breeding pair in the [[British Isles]] at [[Lancashire]]. Otherwise '''vagrant''' to the [[UK]], [[Denmark]], and the [[Netherlands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| + | There are at least 14 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''B. b. hispanus'': Iberian Peninsula; formerly Atlas Mountains of northern [[Africa]] (extinct?) | ||
| + | *''B. b. bubo'': [[Scandinavia]] and [[Spain]] through western [[Europe]] to western [[Russia]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. ruthenus'': Central European [[Russia]] to Ural Mountains and lower Volga basin | ||
| + | *''B. b. interpositus'': [[Turkey]] and north-western [[Iran]] to southern [[Ukraine]], [[Romania]] and [[Bulgaria]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. sibiricus'': Western foothills of Ural Mountains to Ob River and western Altai | ||
| + | *''B. b. yenisseensis'': Central [[Siberia]] to northern [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. turcomanus'': Lower Volga River and Ural River to north-western [[China]] and western [[Mongolia]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. omissus'': [[Turkmenistan]] to extreme western [[China]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. hemachalanus'': Pamirs and northern Tien Shan south to western [[Himalayas]] and western [[Tibet]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. nikolskii'': Eastern [[Iraq]] to [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]] and western [[Pakistan]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. jakutensis'': North-eastern [[Siberia]] (Lena River to Sea of Okhotsk) | ||
| + | *''B. b. ussuriensis'': South-eastern [[Siberia]] to north-eastern [[China]], Sakhalin Island, northern Hokkaido and southern Kuril Island | ||
| + | *''B. b. kiautschensis'': Western and central [[China]] (south to Yunnan and Sichuan) to [[Korea]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. swinhoei'': South-eastern [[China]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mountains and forests with cliffs and rocky areas. | Mountains and forests with cliffs and rocky areas. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Fast and powerful flight. | Fast and powerful flight. | ||
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It hunts large prey like [[Western Capercaillie|Capercaillie]] and Hare. | It hunts large prey like [[Western Capercaillie|Capercaillie]] and Hare. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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''[[Media:Bubo bubo (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Bubo bubo (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3 | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3 |
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 31 March 2010
Alternative name: Great Eagle-Owl
- Bubo bubo
Identification
Largest European Owl at 65-70cm (similar in size to Common Buzzard).
Tawny-brown upperparts, with dark mottling. Blackish streaks on buff underparts. Large, orange fierce-looking eyes appear to 'shine' in the dark facial disc. Prominent wide ear tufts. Bright patch on outer wing visible in flight.
Distribution
Resident in a large part of Europe from Scandinavia to Italy, south of France to Spain and Portugal.
Has bred in Belgium and there has been a breeding pair in the British Isles at Lancashire. Otherwise vagrant to the UK, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are at least 14 subspecies:
- B. b. hispanus: Iberian Peninsula; formerly Atlas Mountains of northern Africa (extinct?)
- B. b. bubo: Scandinavia and Spain through western Europe to western Russia
- B. b. ruthenus: Central European Russia to Ural Mountains and lower Volga basin
- B. b. interpositus: Turkey and north-western Iran to southern Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria
- B. b. sibiricus: Western foothills of Ural Mountains to Ob River and western Altai
- B. b. yenisseensis: Central Siberia to northern Mongolia
- B. b. turcomanus: Lower Volga River and Ural River to north-western China and western Mongolia
- B. b. omissus: Turkmenistan to extreme western China
- B. b. hemachalanus: Pamirs and northern Tien Shan south to western Himalayas and western Tibet
- B. b. nikolskii: Eastern Iraq to Iran, Afghanistan and western Pakistan
- B. b. jakutensis: North-eastern Siberia (Lena River to Sea of Okhotsk)
- B. b. ussuriensis: South-eastern Siberia to north-eastern China, Sakhalin Island, northern Hokkaido and southern Kuril Island
- B. b. kiautschensis: Western and central China (south to Yunnan and Sichuan) to Korea
- B. b. swinhoei: South-eastern China
Habitat
Mountains and forests with cliffs and rocky areas.
Behaviour
Flight
Fast and powerful flight.
Diet
It hunts large prey like Capercaillie and Hare.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Bubo bubo (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Wikipedia
- Konig & Weick, Owls of the world. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
