Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus) - HBW 5, p. 191
French: Grand-duc de Verreaux
German: Blaßuhu
Spanish: Búho Lechoso
Other common names: Giant/Milky Eagle-owl
Taxonomy: Strix lactea Temminck, 1820, Senegal.
No close relatives. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tropical W Africa patchily from Senegal and C Mali E to Cameroon, and from C Sudan, N Ethiopia and Somalia S to South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
-
A bird in its daytime roosting site. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 41 sec 4.6 -
A bird near Crocodile Bridge Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 22 October 2009 1 year ago 35 sec 4.5 -
watching around, as it is mobbed by diurnal species. Locality Daan Viljoen Game Park, Khomas Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 4 November 2011 1 year ago 15 sec 4.4 -
An adult perched, looking around and briefly calling Locality Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve, Northern Region, Malawi (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 29 October 2005 29 weeks ago 42 sec 4.3 -
A bird resting in its day roost, looking to the camera Locality Nianing, Thiès Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 9 January 2007 6 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched quietly, moving its pink eyelids Locality Nianing, Thiès Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 9 January 2007 6 years ago 33 sec 4
-
Adult
Locality Tendaba Airfield, Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Paul Cools 12 February 2012 32 weeks ago 4.1 -
Overhead on a night drive.
Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Lee Hunter 31 July 2012 12 weeks ago 4 -
A pair hidden in a tree during the day
Locality Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Marco Valentini 5 February 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Perching along the dry bed of a seasonal river
Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Monotypic species)
Marco Valentini 31 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Day roost of an immature bird
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 14 February 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Adult at night, perched in tree
Locality South Africa (Monotypic species)
Philip Perry 19 June 2004 4 years ago 4
-
It was very early morning and the bird was sitting high up in a tree at Fisherman's camp. I judge this as a male territory call. Locality Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Thomas Holmberg 5 November 2011 38 weeks ago 4 -
Juvenile calling to adult. Okakuejo Waterhole. Etosha NP. 6:39pm. Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 15 November 2009 3 years ago 3
Email this page