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Eurasian eagle-owl

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Eurasian eagle-owl

Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Europe's largest owl, with orange eyes and long ear tufts.

Data

Length
59–73 cm
Wingspan
138–170 cm
Weight
1.5–3 kg
Global IUCN
Least concern (LC)
Protection in Spain
Special protection

Approximate measurements.

Curiosity

Those tufts are not ears: its ears are hidden at the sides of the face.

Records by month

32,168 records in Spain

Where it has been recorded

Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia Valencian Community Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Ceuta Melilla
© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · GISCO/Eurostat, simplified

Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.

AndalusiaCommunity of MadridExtremaduraCataloniaCastilla-La ManchaCastile and LeónValencian CommunityAragonRegion of MurciaNavarreLa RiojaBasque CountryCanary IslandsCantabriaAsturias

Sources

GBIF Wikidata BOE