The upper- parts of the body are dusky brown with pale spots, the under- parts are whitish and finely barred. Despite being one of the smaller eagle- owl species, the spotted eagle owl has an impressive one metre wingspan. The Spotted Eagle owl can easily be mistaken for the Cape Eagle owl. Differences are the yellow eyes, smaller claws and striped legs.
The Giant Eagle Owl is the largest owl in the world. As the biggest of all the Owls the Eagle owl is easily recognised by its huge size and wingspan. Cape Eagle Owl Facts - Facts About Cape Eagle Owls - Please take a moment to Like, Subscribe, and Comment on this video! View Our Channel To See More Cool Vi. Prey of Giant Eagle Owls in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, Cape Province, and some observations on hunting strategy. The Spotted Eagle-Owl is the most common owl in southern Africa and is often spotted in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. This nocturnal bird of prey lives and breeds in a variety of habitats, including alongside people in their cities and towns. Another strange friendship busy developing here at the Caring Owl between a Cape Crow and a Long Crested Eagle. The Long Crested Eagle is a prey specific raptor and its diet consists mainly of Vlei rats in our area, so maybe the crow knows that this eagle. Cape Eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) + Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) + Greyish Eagle-owl (Bubo cinerascens) Fraser's Eagle-owl (Bubo poensis) + Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus).
Quick Facts. Size. Range mass: 4. 80 to 8. They are a nocturnal species and emerge at dusk from its daytime roost to start hunting. Communication. Song is normally 1 or 2 . Incubation lasts for 3. Young leave the nest by about 5 weeks and are fledged by 7 weeks, but remain with parents for at least another 5 weeks. Incubation. Incubation of the eggs takes 3.
Life Expectancy. They live up to 1. Predators. Martial eagle. References. Hoesdpruit Endangered Species Centre; World Owl Trust; Biodiversity Explorer; Arkive.
The atlas of southern African birds. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg. Family: Jenkins, A.R., Underhill, L.G. Opportunistically, the Cape Eagle-Owl will supplement its diet with reptiles, frogs, scorpions, crabs and large insects. Mole rats are locally often a favorite prey item and 1 to 3 mole rats can be taken each night during the breeding season. A pair with half-grown.