Cape eagle-owl
Bubo capensis A. Smith, 1834
The cape eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 929 g to 1.35 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the cape eagle-owl
- Weight
- 929 g – 1.35 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.2 m – 1.25 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.7 – 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the cape eagle-owl?
Where does the cape eagle-owl live?
Not recorded
What is the cape eagle-owl?
The Cape eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is one of several large species of the eagle-owl genus Bubo.
From the Wikipedia article “Cape eagle-owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_eagle-owl&oldid=1376669594), 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 cape eagle-owl endangered?
The cape eagle-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 cape eagle-owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusBubo
- SpeciesBubo capensis A. Smith, 1834
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- CAEOEnglish
- Cape eagle owlEnglish
- Cape eagle owlEnglish
- Kaapse OoruilAfrikaans
- Kaapse KatooruilAfrikaans
- بوم النسر الكيبArabic
- Капски бухалBulgarian
- duc del CapCatalan
- výr kapskýCzech
- eryrdylluan y PenrhynWelsh
- KaphornugleDanish
- KapuhuGerman
- Kap-UhuGerman
- kaba gufoEsperanto
- Búho del CaboSpanish
- Búho de El CaboSpanish
- damaani-kassikakkEstonian
- afrikanhuuhkajaFinnish
- Grand-duc du CapFrench
- אוח הכףHebrew
- kapska ušaraCroatian
- fokföldi uhuHungarian
- Gufo reale del CapoItalian
- イワワシミミズクJapanese
- kapinis didysis apuokasLithuanian
- Kaapse OehoeDutch
- kopjehubroNorwegian
- puchacz przylądkowyPolish
- bufo-do-caboPortuguese
- Капский филинRussian
- výr škvrnitýSlovak
- Afrička buljinaSerbian
- kapuvSwedish
- Kap PuhusuTurkish
- пугач капськийUkrainian
- 南非鵰鴞Chinese
- 海角雕鸮Chinese
Relatives of the cape eagle-owl
Other species in the same genus Bubo.
Eurasian eagle-owl
Bubo bubo
Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus
Great horned owl
Bubo virginianus
Indian eagle-owl
Bubo bengalensis
Spotted eagle-owl
Bubo africanus
Pharaoh eagle-owl
Bubo ascalaphus
CompareCape eagle-owl vs Eurasian eagle-owlCape eagle-owl vs Snowy owlCape eagle-owl vs Great horned owlCape eagle-owl vs Indian eagle-owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cape eagle-owl?
An adult cape eagle-owl weighs 929 g – 1.35 kg and has a wingspan of 1.2 m – 1.25 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cape eagle-owl endangered?
The cape 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 cape eagle-owl?
The cape eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) 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.
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