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Shelley's eagle-owl (Ketupa shelleyi) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Despite its large size, it is a very little-known, rarely studied owl that occurs in very small numbers. A specimen was photographed in the wild for the first time on 16 October 2021 in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in southeastern Ghana. [3] [4] [5]
The only eagle-owl species in range that approaches its size is the Shelley's eagle-owl (Ketupa shelleyi), which may (but is not confirmed to) co-exist with the Verreaux's in northern Cameroon and the southern sliver of the Central African Republic most likely in forest edge and mosaics, but that species is a much darker sooty colour overall ...
Again, October 2021, two British scientists conducting research in Ghana made an extraordinary rediscovery. They found Shelley's eagle-owl, a large and enigmatic owl species, in the Atewa Forest. Surprisingly, this bird had remained unnoticed by scientists in Ghana for nearly 150 years, adding to its elusive and mysterious nature.
Arabian eagle-owl: Bubo milesi Sharpe, 1886: 187 Greyish eagle-owl: Bubo cinerascens Guérin-Méneville, 1843: 188 Spotted eagle-owl: Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821) 189 Fraser's eagle-owl: Ketupa poensis (Fraser, 1854) 190 Akun eagle-owl: Ketupa leucosticta (Hartlaub, 1855) 191 Verreaux's eagle-owl: Ketupa lactea (Temminck, 1820) 192 Shelley's ...
Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl, loosed and now living comfortably in Central Park, is an urban survival story relatable to many. Ospreys, peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and whales were headed for ...
Fraser's eagle-owl, Ketupa poensis – formerly placed in Bubo; Akun eagle-owl, Ketupa leucosticta – formerly placed in Bubo; Verreaux's eagle-owl, Ketupa lactea – formerly placed in Bubo; Shelley's eagle-owl, Ketupa shelleyi – formerly placed in Bubo; Blakiston's fish owl, Ketupa blakistoni – formerly placed in Bubo; Brown fish owl ...
A Eurasian eagle-owl was attacked and killed when it flew away from its handler in April and landed in a tiger enclosure at the Minnesota Zoo.
The mamma owl, known as Bayley, did not back down. With her sharp gaze, the mother spotted the eagle’s threatening path before its plunge. She extended her wings forward and fully opened, then ...