Abyssinian owl
Asio abyssinicus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
The abyssinian owl (Asio abyssinicus) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 322.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the abyssinian owl
- Weight
- 322.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the abyssinian owl live?
Not recorded
What is the abyssinian owl?
The Abyssinian owl or African long-eared owl (Asio abyssinicus) is a non-migratory, terrestrial, medium-sized true owl. Due to their status as a protected species of least concern, they cannot legally be hunted in most of the territory that they inhabit.
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Is the abyssinian owl endangered?
The abyssinian owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the abyssinian owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusAsio
- SpeciesAsio abyssinicus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Synonyms Asio otus abyssinicus, Otus abyssinicus
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- ABOWEnglish
- African long-eared owlEnglish
- African long-eared owlEnglish
- بوم حبشيArabic
- بوم طويل الأذنين الأفريقيArabic
- mussol d'EtiòpiaCatalan
- kalous etiopskýCzech
- Afrikansk SkovhornugleDanish
- AfrikawaldohreuleGerman
- Abyssinische OhreuleGerman
- Afrika-WaldohreuleGerman
- BergohreuleGerman
- Abisena orelstrigoEsperanto
- etiopia orelstrigoEsperanto
- Búho abisinioSpanish
- Búho cornudo africanoSpanish
- mägirätsEstonian
- afrikansarvipöllöFinnish
- Hibou d'AbyssinieFrench
- Hibou d’AbyssinieFrench
- etiopska sovaCroatian
- etióp fülesbagolyHungarian
- Gufo africanoItalian
- Gufo dell'AbissiniaItalian
- アビシニアトラフズクJapanese
- afrikinė pelėdaLithuanian
- Abisininė pelėdaLithuanian
- FjellhornhugleNorwegian Bokmål
- Ethiopische RansuilDutch
- fjellhornugleNorwegian
- uszatka etiopskaPolish
- bufo-abissínioPortuguese
- mocho-da-abissíniaPortuguese
- Абиссинская соваRussian
- Абиссинская ушастая соваRussian
- myšiarka etiópskaSlovak
- Afrička utinaSerbian
- afrikansk hornugglaSwedish
- Afrika Kulaklı BaykuşuTurkish
- сова ефіопськаUkrainian
- 埃塞长耳鸮Chinese
- 阿比西尼亞長耳鴞Chinese
Relatives of the abyssinian owl
Other species in the same genus Asio.
Long-eared owl
Asio otus
Short-eared owl
Asio flammeus
Marsh owl
Asio capensis
Stygian owl
Asio stygius
Striped owl
Asio clamator
Madagascar owl
Asio madagascariensis
CompareAbyssinian owl vs Long-eared owlAbyssinian owl vs Short-eared owlAbyssinian owl vs Marsh owlAbyssinian owl vs Stygian owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the abyssinian owl?
An adult abyssinian owl weighs 322.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the abyssinian owl endangered?
The abyssinian owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the abyssinian owl?
The abyssinian owl (Asio abyssinicus) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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