Shelley's Eagle-Owl

The Shelley's Eagle-owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. This dark eagle-owl is found in Central and Western Africa, but it is local and generally rare. At about 58 centimetres , it is the among the largest owls in the world and by far the largest eagle-owl found in the African rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Shelley's Eagle-Owl is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Shelley's Eagle-owl (Bubo shelleyi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. This dark eagle-owl is found in Central and Western Africa, but it is local and generally rare. At about 58 centimetres (23 in), it is the among the largest owls in the world and by far the largest eagle-owl found in the African rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Bubo shelleyi. More

The Shelley's Eagle-owl (Bubo shelleyi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley's_Eagle-owl The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. More

vulnerable, and the Shelley's Eagle-owl Bubo shelleyi is near-threatened. The Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus is a New World owl that is found in a wide variety of habitats from Canada, south to Argentina. It is the commonest owl in North America. This bird was photographed at Portal, Arizona, December 2001. Strix There are 18 species within this genus. The Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis and the Rusty-barred Owl Strix hylophila are near-threatened. More