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Akun eagle-owl

Ketupa leucosticta (Hartlaub, 1855)

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The akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 511 g to 555.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the akun eagle-owl

Weight
511 g – 555.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the akun eagle-owl live?

Not recorded

What is the akun eagle-owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae and is native to the African tropical rainforest.

From the Wikipedia article “Akun eagle-owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akun_eagle-owl&oldid=1379847359), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the akun eagle-owl endangered?

The akun eagle-owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the akun eagle-owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusKetupa
  7. SpeciesKetupa leucosticta (Hartlaub, 1855)

Synonyms Bubo leucostictus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • AKEOEnglish
  • بوم النسر الأكونيArabic
  • duc tacatCatalan
  • výr běloperýCzech
  • ketupa skvrnitáCzech
  • eryrdylluan lygadfelenWelsh
  • Akun HornugleDanish
  • SchwachschnabeluhuGerman
  • makula gufoEsperanto
  • Búho AkúnSpanish
  • Búho de AkúnSpanish
  • tsikaadi-kassikakkEstonian
  • hyönteishuuhkajaFinnish
  • Grand-duc tachetéFrench
  • mrka ušaraCroatian
  • Akun-uhuHungarian
  • Gufo reale di AkunItalian
  • アクンワシミミズクJapanese
  • Vakarų Afrikos didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • AkoenoehoeDutch
  • billehubroNorwegian
  • puchacz białoplamyPolish
  • bufo-malhadoPortuguese
  • bufo-de-cabindaPortuguese
  • Пепельный филинRussian
  • Западноафриканский филинRussian
  • výr malozobýSlovak
  • ketupa malozobáSlovak
  • akunuvSwedish
  • Akun PuhusuTurkish
  • пугач плямистогрудийUkrainian
  • 蝶斑雕鸮Chinese
  • 蝶斑鵰鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the akun eagle-owl

Other species in the same genus Ketupa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the akun eagle-owl?

An adult akun eagle-owl weighs 511 g – 555.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the akun eagle-owl endangered?

The akun eagle-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 akun eagle-owl?

The akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/akun-eagle-owl

MLA

“Akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/akun-eagle-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{akun_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Akun eagle-owl (Ketupa leucosticta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/akun-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}