Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo
LCLeast Concern
- Length
- 56–75 cm
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Best months to see it
- JanJanuary: Best
- FebFebruary: Best
- MarMarch: Best
- AprApril: Poor or no data
- MayMay: Poor or no data
- JunJune: Poor or no data
- JulJuly: Poor or no data
- AugAugust: Poor or no data
- SepSeptember: Poor or no data
- OctOctober: Poor or no data
- NovNovember: Poor or no data
- DecDecember: Poor or no data
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Overview
A full account of this species is being written.
Diet: Mammals up to the size of hares, and birds.
How to identify it
- Very large owl with long ear tufts
- Deep orange eyes
- Heavily streaked buff-brown plumage
Voice
Deep 'oo-hu' hoot that carries far on late-winter nights.
Where to see it
- Extremadura, Spain
- Cliffs and gorges across Europe
Range and habitat
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
Sources and further reading
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
