#0737 · 🐦 birds

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

🇳🇱 Oehoe ·Bubo bubo

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Eurasian eagle-owl ( Bubo bubo ) is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, where it is the only member of its genus besides the snowy owl ( B. scandiacus ), it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl . It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 cm (6 ft 2 in), males...

base stats

NL sightings 77iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,867iNaturalist observations
weight 3 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).