Eurasian eagle-owl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian eagle-owl lives – recorded in 27 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bubo bubo
Group	Owls
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	27 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	80 g (birth weight); 2.38 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.99 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae

Where does the Eurasian eagle-owl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian eagle-owl in 27 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa. In Belgium, Netherlands it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian eagle-owl?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian eagle-owl: mass 80 g (birth weight); 2.38 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.99 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Eurasian eagle-owl endangered?

The Eurasian eagle-owl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian eagle-owl?

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae, genus Bubo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Eurasian eagle-owl

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian eagle-owl (revision 1375870499), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q130933 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).