Bubo bubo

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,139 meters (0 to 10,299 feet).Mean = 588.860 meters (1,931.955 feet), Standard Deviation = 537.330 based on 1,469 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.1Forest - Boreal 1.4Forest - Temperate 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 4.4Grassland - Temperate

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Sep-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Bubo

There are approximately 105 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. africanus (Spotted Eagle-Owl) · B. africanus africanus · B. africanus cinerascens · B. africanus kollmannspergeri · B. africanus milesi · B. africanus tanae · B. ascalaphus (Pharaoh Eagle-Owl) · B. ascalaphus barbarus · B. ascalaphus desertorum · B. ascalaphus trothae · B. bengalensis · B. blakistoni (Blakiston's Fish-Owl) · B. blakistoni blakistoni · B. blakistoni doerriesi · B. blakistoni piscivorus · B. bubo (Eurasian Eagle-Owl) · B. bubo ascalaphus · B. bubo bengalensis · B. bubo borissowi · B. bubo bubo · B. bubo dauricus · B. bubo hemachalanus · B. bubo hispanus · B. bubo hungaricus · B. bubo inexpectatus · B. bubo interpositus · B. bubo jakutensis · B. bubo jarlandi · B. bubo kiautschensis · B. bubo nikolskii · B. bubo norwegicus · B. bubo omissus · B. bubo ruthenus · B. bubo setschuanus · B. bubo sibiricus · B. bubo ssp · B. bubo swinhoei · B. bubo tarimensis · B. bubo tenuipes · B. bubo tibetanus · B. bubo turcomanus · B. bubo ussuriensis · B. bubo yenisseensis · B. bubo zaissanensis · B. capensis (Cape Eagle-Owl) · B. capensis capensis · B. capensis dillonii · B. capensis mackinderi · B. cinerascens · B. coromandus (Dusky Eagle-Owl) · B. coromandus coromandus · B. coromandus klossii · B. hemachalana · B. insularis · B. kiautschensis · B. lacteus (Milky Eagle Owl) · B. leptosteus · B. leucostictus (Akun Eagle-Owl) · B. longaevus · B. mackinderi · B. magellanicus · B. maximus · B. nepalensis · B. nipalensis (Forest Eagle-Owl) · B. nipalensis blighi · B. nipalensis nipalensis · B. pallidus · B. philippensis (Philippine Eagle-Owl) · B. philippensis mindanensis · B. philippensis philippensis · B. poensis (Fraser's Eagle-Owl) · B. poensis poensis · B. scandiaca · B. scandiacus (Snowy Owl) · B. shelleyi (Shelley's Eagle-Owl) · B. sinclairi · B. sumatrana · B. sumatranus (Barred Eagle-Owl) · B. sumatranus strepitans · B. sumatranus sumatranus · B. sumatranus tenuifasciatus · B. turcomanus · B. virginianus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus algistus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus deserti · B. virginianus elachistus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus heterocnemis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus lagophonus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus magellanicus · B. virginianus mayensis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus mesembrinus · B. virginianus nacurutu (American Horned Owl) · B. virginianus nigrescens · B. virginianus occidentalis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus pacificus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus pallescens (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus saturatus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus scalariventris · B. virginianus subarcticus · B. virginianus virginianus (Great Horned Owl)

Bibliography

• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Bubo bengalensis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 04, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Haus der Natur Salzburg, Haus der Natur Salzburg
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Birds of the Gothenburg Natural History Museum

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2889549
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-555405 ITS-555404
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13815990
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 555405
• IUCN ID: 48526
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 133209

Footnotes

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