Eagle owls
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Spotted Eagle Owl {Bubo Africanus}
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Eagle Owls look very much like the Great Horned Owl, but are much bigger birds. They are large owls with prominent ear tufts that are usually not raised upright.
Milky Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)
The Milky Eagle Owl is found in lightly wooded areas near rivers and lakes in Africa south of the Sahara desert. The Milky Eagle Owl's main prey is small to medium sized mammals and birds.
Eagle Owls have also been observed living in European cities. Since 2005, at least five couples have nested in Helsinki.
Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo and Verreaux's Eagle Owl B. lacteus, which may reach 76.2 cm (30 in) long, have a wingspan of just over 2 m (6.6 ft), and weigh about 4 kg (almost 9 lb).
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Due to the inhospitable habitat they occupy, Rueppell's foxes have few predators. Their main predators are aerial predators such as steppe eagles and eagle owls.
Owl, Rock Eagle aka Bengal Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis Found: Indian Subcontinent
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Bubo bubo - Northern Eagle Owl (photo)
Nyctea
Nyctea scandiaca - Snowy Owl (in Birds of NWO)
Surnia
Surnia ulula - Northern Hawk Owl
Glaucidium
Glaucidium passerinum - Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
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The GHO is found throughout the US and Canada, and is related to the Eagle Owl of Eurasia. In fact "Bubo" is latin for Eagle Owl. A formidable predator, it will take just about any mammal around smaller than a deer.
Other than human persecution, they have few predators, although large owls such as the Eurasian Eagle Owl and the Great Horned Owl will kill smaller species if the opportunity arises.
Genus: Bubo (BEW-boh) is from the Latin word meaning "owl" or from the Greek word for "eagle owl" used by the great 1st century Roman naturalist Pliny (Gaius Plinius Secundus). Great horned owls are related to the eagle owl of Eurasia.
Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) [which are about 28 inches (71 cm) long, have a wingspan of about 5.2 feet (160 cm), and weigh up to 9.8 pounds (4200 g)] ...
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Ketupa blakistoni (Blakiston's fish owl)
Blakiston's fish owl is a large eagle owl, with a wingspan that can reach up to two metres long. The wings are dark brown with tawny bars... More 2 Images 2 Videos ...
Not listed as endangered. These hedgehogs are the favorite prey of the Verreaux Eagle Owl and the local people use their skin or spines as fertility charms.
The predators that threaten the Mandarin vary in their geological ranges. Known predators include mink, raccoon dog, otters, polecats, eagle owls and grass snakes.
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The elf and saw-whet owls of the Southwest United States and the pygmy owl of the old world are only 6 in. long, while of the eagle owl of you Asia, the Hawk Owl of Australia, the great horned owl of North America, ...
The largest owls are the Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) [which are about 33 inches (84 cm) long, have a wingspan of about 5 feet (152 cm), and weigh about 3 pounds (1450 g)], the Eurasian Eagle Owls (Bubo bubo) [which are about 28 inches (71 cm) ...
Family group: Solitary.
Diet: Leaves, twigs, bark, buds, fruit, seeds.
Main Predators: Cougar, Magellan fox, Andes fox, small cats, eagle owl.
(15 cm) long, while the eagle owl of Eurasia, the hawk owl of Australia, the great horned owl of North America (Bubo virginianus), and the snowy and great gray owls of the Arctic reach 2 ft (61 cm) with wingspreads of 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m).
Owl (lagophonus); Labrador Great Horned Owl (heterocnemis); St. Michael Great Horned Owl (algistus); Western Great Horned Owl (pallescens) Pacific Great Horned Owl (pacificus); Tundra Great Horned Owl (subarticus); hoot owl; chicken owl; eagle owl; ...
 See also: Eagle, Hawk, Swallow, Great Horned Owl, Tawny owl
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