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The Eurasian Eagle-owl is a large bird of prey found across Europe and Asia that hunts small mammals and other animals under cover of darkness. It is one of the largest owl species in the world and plays an important role in controlling rodent populations in its native ecosystems.
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Least Concernvia IUCN
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- taxon
- Subclass of
- Bubo
- Parent taxon
- Bubo
- Award
- Bird of the Year
- Mass
- +2.992
- Image
- Hubro (Bubo bubo).JPG
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Least Concern
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The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides much over Eurasia. It is often just called the eagle-owl in Europe and Asia.
It is one of the largest species of owl. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller. This bird has distinctive ear tufts, with upper parts that are mottled with darker blackish colouring and tawny. The wings and tail are barred. The underparts are a variably hued buff, streaked with darker colouring. The facial disc is not very defined. The orange eyes are distinctive. At least 12 subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl are described.
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusApex predatorsBirds described in 1758Birds of ManchuriaBubo (genus)Commons link from WikidataFalconryFauna listed on CITES Appendix IIIUCN Red List least concern speciesOwls of EurasiaTaxonbars with 25–29 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations