Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Gevlekte Ooruil |
Arabic | بُوهةٌ رَقْطاءُ |
Bulgarian | Африкански бухал |
Catalan | duc africà |
Czech | výr africký |
Dutch | Afrikaanse Oehoe |
English | Spotted Eagle-Owl |
English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Spotted Eagle-Owl |
English (UK) | Spotted Eagle Owl |
English (United Arab Emirates) | Spotted Eagle Owl |
English (United States) | Spotted Eagle-Owl |
French | Grand-duc africain |
French (France) | Grand-duc africain |
German | Fleckenuhu |
Icelandic | Deplaúfur |
Japanese | アフリカワシミミズク |
Norwegian | flekkhubro |
Polish | puchacz plamisty |
Portuguese (Angola) | Bufo-malhado |
Russian | Африканский филин |
Serbian | Pegava buljina |
Slovak | výr africký |
Spanish | Búho Africano |
Spanish (Spain) | Búho africano |
Swedish | fläckuv |
Turkish | Benekli Puhu |
Ukrainian | Пугач африканський |
Zulu | isikhovamponjwana |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821)
PROTONYM:
Strix africana
Temminck, 1821. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.9, pl.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BUBO
- bubo
- africanus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)