Maned owl
Jubula lettii (Büttikofer, 1889)
The maned owl (Jubula lettii) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 183 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the maned owl
- Weight
- 183 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 maned owl live?
Not recorded
What is the maned owl?
The maned owl (Jubula lettii) or the Akun scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species in genus Jubula.
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Is the maned owl endangered?
The maned 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 maned owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusJubula
- SpeciesJubula lettii (Büttikofer, 1889)
Synonyms Bubo letti
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Akun scops owlEnglish
- بومة ذات العرفArabic
- duc de crineraCatalan
- výřík LettiůvCzech
- výřík hřívnatýCzech
- tylluan fyngogWelsh
- MankeugleDanish
- MähnenkauzGerman
- MähneneuleGerman
- krinara strigoEsperanto
- Búho de crinSpanish
- kroonkakkEstonian
- harjapöllöFinnish
- Duc à crinièreFrench
- Jubula à poitrine rousseFrench
- krunata sovaCroatian
- sörényes bagolyHungarian
- Gufo crinitoItalian
- Gufo dalla crinieraItalian
- タテガミズクJapanese
- afrikinė kuoduotoji pelėdaLithuanian
- ManenuilDutch
- puchaczyk grzywiastyPolish
- mocho-de-crinaPortuguese
- coruja-de-crinaPortuguese
- Гривистая неясытьRussian
- Африканская рогатая неясытьRussian
- sova hrivnatáSlovak
- Grivasta sovaSerbian
- plymugglaSwedish
- Yeleli BaykuşTurkish
- сова-рогань африканськаUkrainian
- 髭鴞Chinese
- 鬃鸮Chinese
Relatives of the maned owl
Other species in the same family Strigidae.
Eurasian eagle-owl
Bubo bubo
Little owl
Athene noctua
Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus
Long-eared owl
Asio otus
Tawny owl
Strix aluco
Short-eared owl
Asio flammeus
CompareManed owl vs Eurasian eagle-owlManed owl vs Little owlManed owl vs Snowy owlManed owl vs Long-eared owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the maned owl?
An adult maned owl weighs 183 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the maned owl endangered?
The maned 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 maned owl?
The maned owl (Jubula lettii) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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