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Indian eagle-owl

Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831)

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The Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.1 kg to 2.99 kg and live up to 47.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)
Photo: Supradai · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Indian eagle-owl

Weight
1.1 kg – 2.99 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
47.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
68 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
35 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.5 – 3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
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 Indian eagle-owl live?

Not recorded

What is the Indian eagle-owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), or the Bengal eagle-owl or rock eagle-owl, is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian subcontinent. It is splashed with brown and grey, and has a white throat patch with black small stripes. It was earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl. It is usually seen in pairs. It has a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk.

From the Wikipedia article “Indian eagle-owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_eagle-owl&oldid=1364404142), 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 Indian eagle-owl endangered?

The Indian 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 Indian eagle-owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusBubo
  7. SpeciesBubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831)

Synonyms Bubo bubo bengalensis, Bubo cavearius, Otus bengalensis, Urrua cavearea

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Bengal eagle owlEnglish
  • Indian eagle owlEnglish
  • Rock eagle owlEnglish
  • Rock eagle-owlEnglish
  • Rock eagle-owlEnglish
  • Rock eagle-owlEnglish
  • بوم النسر الهنديArabic
  • Бенгалски бухалBulgarian
  • বেঙ্গল ঈগল পেঁচাBangla
  • duc de l'ÍndiaCatalan
  • výr indickýCzech
  • výr bengálskýCzech
  • eryrdylluan IndiaWelsh
  • BengalhornugleDanish
  • Bengalsk HornugleDanish
  • BengalenuhuGerman
  • Indischer UhuGerman
  • hindia gufoEsperanto
  • Búho bengalíSpanish
  • india kassikakkEstonian
  • kalliohuuhkajaFinnish
  • Grand-duc indienFrench
  • אוח הודיHebrew
  • indijska ušaraCroatian
  • bengál uhuHungarian
  • Gufo reale indianoItalian
  • Gufo reale di rocciaItalian
  • ミナミワシミミズクJapanese
  • ベンガルワシミミズクJapanese
  • bengalinis didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • കൊമ്പൻമൂങ്ങMalayalam
  • भारतीय गरुड-घुबडMarathi
  • Bengaalse OehoeDutch
  • bengalhubroNorwegian
  • puchacz indyjskiPolish
  • bufo-indianoPortuguese
  • bufo-de-bengalaPortuguese
  • Бенгальский филинRussian
  • výr brahmanskýSlovak
  • Bengalska buljinaSerbian
  • klippuvSwedish
  • Hint PuhusuTurkish
  • Bengal puhusuTurkish
  • пугач індійськийUkrainian
  • 岩鵰鴞Chinese
  • 印度雕鸮Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the Indian eagle-owl

Other species in the same genus Bubo.

VU, Vulnerable
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Strigidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Indian eagle-owl?

An adult Indian eagle-owl weighs 1.1 kg – 2.99 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Indian eagle-owl endangered?

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

How long does the Indian eagle-owl live?

The Indian eagle-owl has a recorded lifespan of 47.7 years.

What kind of animal is the Indian eagle-owl?

The Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{indian_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}