Listen to the Eurasian eagle-owl
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About the Eurasian eagle-owl
The Eurasian eagle-owl is a bird in the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 170 cm and weigh around 2.4 kg.
What does the Eurasian eagle-owl sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Bubo
More from the family Strigidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Eurasian eagle-owl sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Eurasian eagle-owl on this page, including its call and song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Eurasian eagle-owl endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eurasian eagle-owl as “least concern”.
What family does the Eurasian eagle-owl belong to?
The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Varese, Varese, Lombardy, Italy by Mirko Tomasi – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Sylten, Norrköping municipality, Östergötland county, Sweden by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q130933 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Eurasian eagle-owl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Marton Berntsen – CC BY-SA 4.0