Pharaoh eagle-owl

Weight

2.1 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

desertsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

35 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

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

Not recorded

The pharaoh 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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderStrigiformes
5. familyStrigidae
6. genusBubo
7. SpeciesBubo ascalaphus Savigny, 1809

Synonyms Ascalaphia savignii, Bubo bubo ascalaphus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian eagle-owl

Bubo bubo

Strigidae

VU, Vulnerable

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Great horned owl

Bubo virginianus

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Indian eagle-owl

Bubo bengalensis

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Spotted eagle-owl

Bubo africanus

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Cape eagle-owl

Bubo capensis

Strigidae

ComparePharaoh eagle-owl vs Eurasian eagle-owlPharaoh eagle-owl vs Snowy owlPharaoh eagle-owl vs Great horned owlPharaoh eagle-owl vs Indian eagle-owl

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@misc{pharaoh_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pharaoh-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}