| Shelley's Eagle-Owl | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans, 1875 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Bubo |
| Species: | B. shelleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bubo shelleyi (Sharpe & Ussher, 1872) |
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The Shelley's Eagle-Owl (Bubo shelleyi) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. This dark eagle-owl is found in Central and Western Africa, but it is local and generally rare. At about 58 centimetres (23 in), it is among the largest owls in the world and by far the largest eagle-owl found in the African rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss.