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Giant eagle owl

Ketupa lactea (Temminck, 1820)

Status not recordedowls

The giant eagle owl (Ketupa lactea) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.7 kg to 2.63 kg.

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Quick facts about the giant eagle owl

Weight
1.7 kg – 2.63 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
2src 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 giant eagle owl live?

Not recorded

Is the giant 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 giant eagle owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusKetupa
  7. SpeciesKetupa lactea (Temminck, 1820)

Synonyms Bubo lacteus, Bubo verreauxi, Nyctaetus lacteus, Strix lactea

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Giant eagle-owlEnglish
  • Milky eagle-owlEnglish
  • VEEOEnglish
  • Verreaux's eagle-owlEnglish
  • Reuse-ooruilAfrikaans
  • بوم النسر الكبيرArabic
  • duc lletósCatalan
  • výr bělavýCzech
  • ketupa bělaváCzech
  • Savanne HornugleDanish
  • BlassuhuGerman
  • MilchuhuGerman
  • lakta gufoEsperanto
  • Búho lechosoSpanish
  • Búho de VerreauxSpanish
  • hall-kassikakkEstonian
  • savannihuuhkajaFinnish
  • Grand-duc de VerreauxFrench
  • אוח וראוקסHebrew
  • sivoleđa ušaraCroatian
  • Verreaux-uhuHungarian
  • Gufo latteoItalian
  • Gufo reale di VerreauxItalian
  • クロワシミミズクJapanese
  • blyškusis didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • Grijze OehoeDutch
  • Verreaux' OehoeDutch
  • Verreauxs OehoeDutch
  • gråhubroNorwegian
  • puchacz mlecznyPolish
  • bufo-leitosoPortuguese
  • Bufo-de-verrauxPortuguese
  • Corujão-leitosoPortuguese
  • Бледный филинRussian
  • výr belavýSlovak
  • ketupa belaváSlovak
  • Veroova buljinaSerbian
  • mjölkuvSwedish
  • Afrika Akça PuhusuTurkish
  • mMankgotlhoTswana
  • пугач блідийUkrainian
  • 黄雕鸮Chinese
  • 乳黃色鵰鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the giant eagle owl

Other species in the same genus Ketupa.

LC, Least Concern

Akun eagle-owl

Ketupa leucosticta

StrigidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the giant eagle owl?

An adult giant eagle owl weighs 1.7 kg – 2.63 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the giant eagle owl?

The giant eagle owl (Ketupa lactea) 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). Giant eagle owl (Ketupa lactea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eagle-owl

MLA

“Giant eagle owl (Ketupa lactea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eagle-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{giant_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Giant eagle owl (Ketupa lactea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/giant-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}