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Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl

Ketupa lactea

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Ketupa lactea) — Owls of Africa.

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The Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl (Ketupa lactea) 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 lactea

Where it lives

Widespread south of the Sahara

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Ketupa lactea) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in Africa — widespread s of the Sahara.

Conservation

Not Evaluated

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