by The Shelley’s eagle owl is a large species of owl found in the rainforests of Central and Western Africa.
This nocturnal bird is among the largest owls and the less studied bird species in the world.
It measures between 53 and 61 cm (21-24 inches) in length and weighs over 1 kg.
The Shelley’s eagle owl was first described in 1872 from a specimen obtained from a local hunter in Ghana by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, curator of the bird collection at the Natural History Museum in London and founder of the British Ornithologists’ Club.
There have been no confirmed sightings from Ghana since the 1870s, and very few glimpses elsewhere.
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This nocturnal bird is among the largest owls and the less studied bird species in the world.
It measures between 53 and 61 cm (21-24 inches) in length and weighs over 1 kg.
The Shelley’s eagle owl was first described in 1872 from a specimen obtained from a local hunter in Ghana by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, curator of the bird collection at the Natural History Museum in London and founder of the British Ornithologists’ Club.
There have been no confirmed sightings from Ghana since the 1870s, and very few glimpses elsewhere.
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