Philippine eagle-owl
Ketupa philippensis (Kaup, 1851)
Status not recordedowls
The philippine eagle-owl (Ketupa philippensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 532.5 g.
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Quick facts about the philippine eagle-owl
- Weight
- 532.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc 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
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the philippine eagle-owl live?
Not recorded
Is the philippine 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 philippine eagle-owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusKetupa
- SpeciesKetupa philippensis (Kaup, 1851)
Synonyms Bubo philippensis, Pseudoptynx philippensis, Scops philippensis
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- بوم النسر الفلبينيArabic
- Филипински бухалBulgarian
- duc de les FilipinesCatalan
- výr filipínskýCzech
- ketupa filipínskáCzech
- Filippinsk HornugleDanish
- StreifenuhuGerman
- filipina gufoEsperanto
- Búho filipinoSpanish
- filipiini kassikakkEstonian
- filippiinienhuuhkajaFinnish
- Grand-duc des PhilippinesFrench
- אוח פיליפיניHebrew
- filipinska ušaraCroatian
- fülöp-szigeteki uhuHungarian
- Gufo reale delle FilippineItalian
- フィリピンワシミミズクJapanese
- filipininis didysis apuokasLithuanian
- Filipijnse OehoeDutch
- rusthubroNorwegian
- puchacz kreskowanyPolish
- bufo-filipinoPortuguese
- Филиппинский филинRussian
- výr čiarkovýSlovak
- ketupa čiarkováSlovak
- Filipinska buljinaSerbian
- filippinuvSwedish
- Filipin PuhusuTurkish
- пугач філіпінськийUkrainian
- 菲律宾雕鸮Chinese
- 菲律賓鵰鴞Chinese
Relatives of the philippine eagle-owl
Other species in the same genus Ketupa.
Brown fish owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Buffy fish owl
Ketupa ketupu
Tawny fish owl
Ketupa flavipes
Akun eagle-owl
Ketupa leucosticta
Giant eagle owl
Ketupa lactea
Barred eagle-owl
Ketupa sumatrana
ComparePhilippine eagle-owl vs Brown fish owlPhilippine eagle-owl vs Buffy fish owlPhilippine eagle-owl vs Tawny fish owlPhilippine eagle-owl vs Akun eagle-owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the philippine eagle-owl?
An adult philippine eagle-owl weighs 532.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the philippine eagle-owl?
The philippine eagle-owl (Ketupa philippensis) 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.
- 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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