Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Cape Eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) - HBW 5, p. 187
French: Grand-duc du Cap
German: Kapuhu
Spanish: Búho de El Cabo
Other common names: Dillon’s/Mountain Eagle-owl (dillonii); Mackinder’s Eagle-owl (mackinderi)
Taxonomy: Bubo Capensis A. Smith, 1834, near Cape Town, South Africa.
Affinities uncertain. Formerly thought to be member of B. bubo superspecies, but seems more distantly related. Race mackinderi has been considered a full species, but differences minor. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dillonii Des Murs & Prévost, 1846 - S Eritrea and Ethiopian Highlands.
- mackinderi Sharpe, 1899 - from WC Kenya S to Zimbabwe and W Mozambiqe.
- capensis A. Smith, 1834 - South Africa and extreme S Namibia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird roosting in a rocky area. Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp dillonii)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of a bird, immobile Locality Nyeri, Kenya (ssp mackinderi)
David Fisher 15 January 2006 5 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird resting immobile Locality Nyeri, Kenya (ssp mackinderi)
David Fisher 15 January 2006 5 years ago 39 sec 3.7 -
Roosting in a ravine Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Keith and Lynn Youngs 3 November 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 17 sec 3.5 -
A bird roosting on a cliff Locality Goba, Ethiopia (ssp dillonii)
Ron Hoff 2 December 2007 3 years ago 36 sec 3.2 -
A bird resting immobile Locality Nyeri, Kenya (ssp mackinderi)
David Fisher 15 January 2006 5 years ago 39 sec 1
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Resting on a rock ledge
Locality Clanwilliam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 2 October 2008 42 weeks ago 3.4 -
Cape Eagle-Owl resting on a rock ledge
Locality Clanwilliam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Rhonda Hansch 2 October 2008 7 weeks ago 3.4 -
A close up of a bird.
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp dillonii)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 1 year ago 3 -
A bird roosting.
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp dillonii)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 1 year ago 2.8 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Sant Feliu de Codines, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 25 June 2010 1 year ago 2.3 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Sant Feliu de Codines, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 25 June 2010 1 year ago 2
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