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Species record

Pharaoh Eagle-owl

Bubo ascalaphus

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Primary Traits

FamilyStrigidae
OrderStrigiformes
RealmFP
HabitatDesert
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

2,100 g

Elevation

0 m - 500 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Bubo ascalaphus

English name

Pharaoh Eagle-owl

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Bubo

Species

ascalaphus

Data source

HBW5, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

FP

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

2,300 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

1,900 g

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

2,100 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

500 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

500 m

Typical elevation

250 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Desert

Habitat breadth

3

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree), Other bird's nest, Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground, Rock, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

31 d

Maximum incubation period

36 d

Minimum fledging period

52 d

Maximum fledging period

70 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

61 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary