Aharoni’s eagle owl
Aharoni's eagle owl (Bubo bubo interpositus)
Scientific name: Bubo bubo interpositus
Height: 580mm to 710mm
Geographical distribution: Bessarabia, Crimea, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Palestine, Syria and Iran
Habitat: mountainous forest, semi-desert and rocky slopes
Diet: large birds, a variety of small- and medium-sized mammals including rabbits and hares, roe deer fawns, young foxes, hedgehogs and farmyard cats. Also frogs, newts and crabs
Status: widespread, but everywhere scarce, locally endangered
Here are details of the Aharoni’s eagle owls we have at the sanctuary:
| Name | Sex | Hatched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma | Male | 1993 | Breeding Owl |
| Aurora | Female | 1994 | Breeding Owl |
