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Dusky eagle-owl

Ketupa coromanda (Latham, 1790)

Status not recordedowls

The dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.39 kg.

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Quick facts about the dusky eagle-owl

Weight
1.39 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.85src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dusky eagle-owl live?

Not recorded

Is the dusky eagle-owl endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dusky eagle-owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusKetupa
  7. SpeciesKetupa coromanda (Latham, 1790)

Synonyms Bubo coromandus, Strix coromanda, Strix coromandelica

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • بوم النسر القاتمArabic
  • duc de CoromandelCatalan
  • ketupa šeráCzech
  • výr koromandelskýCzech
  • Mørk HornugleDanish
  • KoromandeluhuGerman
  • malhela gufoEsperanto
  • Búho SombríoSpanish
  • Búho de CoromandelSpanish
  • tuhk-kassikakkEstonian
  • harmaahuuhkajaFinnish
  • Grand-duc sombreFrench
  • Grand-duc de CoromandelFrench
  • Kétoupa de CoromandelFrench
  • siva ušaraCroatian
  • Gufo reale brunoItalian
  • Gufo reale foscoItalian
  • ウスグロワシミミズクJapanese
  • peleninis didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • काळसर हुमा गरुडMarathi
  • CoromandeloehoeDutch
  • braminhubroNorwegian
  • puchacz brunatnyPolish
  • bufo-sombrioPortuguese
  • bufo-fuliginosoPortuguese
  • Тёмный филинRussian
  • Коромандельский филинRussian
  • výr brvnatoprstýSlovak
  • ketupa brvnatoprstáSlovak
  • Tamna buljinaSerbian
  • gråuvSwedish
  • นกเค้าใหญ่สีคล้ำThai
  • Asya Akça PuhusuTurkish
  • пугач брунатнийUkrainian
  • 乌雕鸮Chinese
  • 烏鵰鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the dusky 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 dusky eagle-owl?

An adult dusky eagle-owl weighs 1.39 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dusky eagle-owl?

The dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-eagle-owl

MLA

“Dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-eagle-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{dusky_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Dusky eagle-owl (Ketupa coromanda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}