Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusBubo (Typical Eagle-Owls and Horned Owls)
- SpeciesBubo lacteus (Verreaux's Eagle-Owl)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli
African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis
African Barred Owlet
Glaucidium capense
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Southern White-faced Owl
Ptilopsis granti
Common Barn-Owl
Tyto alba
African Grass-Owl
Tyto capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.