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What the Eurasian Eagle-Owl sounds like
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The Eurasian eagle-owl is among the larger birds of prey, smaller than the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), but larger than the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), despite some overlap in size with both of those species. It is sometimes referred to as the world's largest owl, although Blakiston's fish owl (K. blakistoni) is slightly heavier on average and the much lighter weight great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is slightly longer on average. Heimo Mikkola reported the largest specimens of eagle-owl as having the same upper body mass, 4.
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When to see the Eurasian Eagle-Owl
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Eurasian Eagle-Owl
The map shades 51 countries with regular records, and 10 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Andorra, Gibraltar, Slovenia, Georgia, Pakistan, Taiwan.
About the Eurasian Eagle-Owl
The Eurasian eagle-owl is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides much over Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia.
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Easily confused with
Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusThe spotted eagle-owl, also known as the African spotted eagle-owl and the African eagle-owl, is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the eagle owls.
Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisThis is a large owl, though intermediate in size among other large Bubo owls.
Lesser Horned OwlBubo magellanicusThe lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes.
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