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Shelley’s Eagle-Owl

Ketupa shelleyi

Shelley's Eagle-Owl (Ketupa shelleyi) — Owls of Africa.

The Shelley’s Eagle-Owl (Ketupa shelleyi) is a member of the Strigidae family found in Africa.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Strigiformes
  3. Family Strigidae Owls
  4. Genus Ketupa
  5. Species shelleyi

Where it lives

Sierra Leone to Ghana; Cameroon to eastern DR Congo and Gabon

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Shelley's Eagle-Owl (Ketupa shelleyi) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in Africa — Sierra Leone to Ghana; Cameroon to e DR Congo and Gabon.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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