Rock Eagle-Owl Bubo bengalensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 15, 2017
Text last updated November 15, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бенгалски бухал |
| Catalan | duc de l'Índia |
| Czech | výr indický |
| Dutch | Bengaalse Oehoe |
| English | Rock Eagle-Owl |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Rock Eagle-Owl |
| English (India) | Rock Eagle-Owl (Indian Eagle-Owl) |
| English (UK) | Rock Eagle Owl |
| English (United States) | Rock Eagle-Owl |
| French | Grand-duc indien |
| French (France) | Grand-duc indien |
| German | Bengalenuhu |
| Icelandic | Bergúfur |
| Japanese | ミナミワシミミズク |
| Malayalam | കൊമ്പൻമൂങ്ങ |
| Marathi | हुमा घुबड |
| Norwegian | bengalhubro |
| Polish | puchacz indyjski |
| Russian | Бенгальский филин |
| Serbian | Bengalska buljina |
| Slovak | výr brahmanský |
| Spanish | Búho Bengalí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Búho bengalí |
| Swedish | klippuv |
| Turkish | Hint Puhusu |
| Ukrainian | Пугач індійський |
Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Otus Bengalensis
Franklin, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.10, p.115.
TYPE LOCALITY:
The Ganges between Calcutta and Benares and in the Vindhyan Hills between the latter place and Gurra Mundela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BUBO
- bubo
- bengalensis
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
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Distribution of the Rock Eagle-Owl
