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Bubo ascalaphus (Pharaoh Eagle-Owl)

Wikipedia Abstract

The pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.It is found in Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.
View Wikipedia Record: Bubo ascalaphus

Infraspecies

Bubo ascalaphus ascalaphus
Bubo ascalaphus desertorum

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
18
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.75987
EDGE Score: 1.911
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  5.889 lbs (2.671 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  49 grams
Female Weight [1]  6.596 lbs (2.992 kg)
Male Weight [1]  5.183 lbs (2.351 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  27.3 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  80 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Forages - Understory [2]  10 %
Forages - Ground [2]  90 %
Clutch Size [3]  2
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  55 days
Incubation [1]  35 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  68 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [4]  79
Snout to Vent Length [1]  26 inches (65 cm)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Harrat al-Harrah Special Nature Reserve IV 3358899 Saudi Arabia  

Important Bird Areas

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Athene noctua (Little Owl)5

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 4Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 5Diet Composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus, in Azraq Nature Reserve, Jordan, Adwan H. SHEHAB, Michal CIACH, Turk J Zool 32 (2008) 65-69
♦ 67.3 Ruppell’s fox, Vulpes rueppellii, F. Cuzin and D.M. Lenain, Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. and Macdonald, D.W. (eds). 2004. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 430 pp.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0