bird · Strigiformes · Strigidae
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus (Temminck, 1821) — also called SPEO, Spotted Eagle Owl, spotted eagle owl. Occurrence records of the Spotted Eagle-Owl are shared on GBIF from around 69 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Hottentots-Holland (988 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernStrigidae
69reserves with records
3 457records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 988 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 321 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 249 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 222 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 186 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 143 |
| Constantia NekNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 140 |
| Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | NC Northern Cape | 124 |
| Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area | WC Western Cape | 114 |
| Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 108 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 97 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 84 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 54 |
| Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 48 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 48 |
| Melville KoppiesNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 39 |
| The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 37 |
| Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 32 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 26 |
| Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 26 |
| Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 25 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 23 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 20 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 19 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 18 |
| Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 17 |
| Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Pretorius KloofNature reserve | FS Free State | 14 |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 14 |
| George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 13 |
| Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 9 |
| Haasendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 9 |
| Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 8 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 7 |
| Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| El Dorado PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Lanner GorgeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Ann van Dyk Cheetah CentreWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 6 |
| Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 5 |
| South African Wildlife Rehabilitation CenterWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| Island Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Pongola Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Cape Winelands Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Rugged Glen Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 3 |
| Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Billy Duvenhage Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 2 |
and 9 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 29 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 8 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 8 reserves
- Gauteng
- 6 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 6 reserves
- Free State
- 5 reserves
- Limpopo
- 5 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.