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Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 14,800,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 7.96 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be not uncommon in most of its range (del Hoyo et al. 1999). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Algeria extant native yes
Chad extant native yes
Egypt extant native yes
Eritrea extant native yes
Iraq extant native yes
Israel extant native yes
Jordan extant native yes
Kuwait extant native yes
Libya extant native yes
Mali extant native yes
Mauritania extant native yes
Morocco extant native yes
Niger extant native yes
Oman extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes
Saudi Arabia extant native yes
Senegal extant vagrant yes
Sudan extant native yes
Tunisia extant native yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes
Western Sahara extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Algeria Béni Abbès
Algeria Parc National de l'Ahaggar
Algeria Parc National du Tassili N'Ajjer
Chad Fada Archei
Chad Ouadi Rimé - Ouadi Achim
Egypt Ain Sukhna
Egypt Gebel Elba
Egypt Gebel Maghara
Egypt Quseima
Egypt St Katherine Protectorate
Egypt The Abraq area
Egypt Wadi Gerafi
Jordan Dana
Jordan Hisma Basin - Rum
Mali Ag Oua - Ag Arbech
Mali Aguelhok
Mauritania Arâguîb el Jahfa
Mauritania Banc d'Arguin National Park
Mauritania Chegga
Mauritania El Ghallâouîya
Mauritania El Mréiti
Mauritania Ibi (Graret el Frass)
Mauritania Kediet ej Jill
Mauritania Tamreïkat
Mauritania Tinigart
Mauritania Wad Initi
Mauritania Wagchogda
Morocco Baie d'Ad Dakhla
Morocco Dakhla area
Morocco Jbel Krouz
Morocco Merzouga/Tamezguidat
Morocco Msseyed
Morocco Oued Mird
Morocco Piste de Tagdilt
Niger NNR Aïr - Ténéré
Niger Termit Mountains
Saudi Arabia Harrat al-Harrah
Sudan Wadi Halfa
Tunisia Bouhedma
Tunisia Sebkhet Ennoual
Tunisia Steppe de Gafsa
United Arab Emirates Al Marmoom Desert
United Arab Emirates Dubai Desert
Yemen Hawf deciduous cloud forest

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Urban Areas suitable resident
Desert Hot suitable resident
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) suitable resident
Savanna Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Wetlands (inland) Freshwater Springs and Oases suitable resident
Altitude 0 - 2800 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation
Purpose Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pharaoh-eagle-owl-bubo-ascalaphus on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.