Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (3)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 16, 2017
Text last updated November 16, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Ooruil |
| Bulgarian | Капски бухал |
| Catalan | duc del Cap |
| Czech | výr kapský |
| Dutch | Kaapse Oehoe |
| English | Cape Eagle-Owl |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Cape Eagle-Owl |
| English (UK) | Cape Eagle Owl |
| English (United States) | Cape Eagle-Owl |
| French | Grand-duc du Cap |
| French (France) | Grand-duc du Cap |
| German | Kapuhu |
| Icelandic | Höfðaúfur |
| Japanese | イワワシミミズク |
| Norwegian | kopjehubro |
| Polish | puchacz przylądkowy |
| Russian | Капский филин |
| Serbian | Afrička buljina |
| Slovak | výr škvrnitý |
| Spanish | Búho de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Búho de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapuv |
| Turkish | Kap Puhusu |
| Ukrainian | Пугач капський |
| Zulu | isikhovampondo |
Bubo capensis Smith, 1834
PROTONYM:
Bubo Capensis
Smith, 1834. South African Quarterly Journal -2, p.317.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Near Cape Town, South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BUBO
- bubo
- capense / capensis
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Eagle-Owl
