Eastern Siberian eagle owl
Eastern Siberian eagle owl (Bubo bubo yenisseensis)
Scientific name: Bubo bubo yenisseensis
Height: 580mm to 710mm
Geographical distribution: central Siberia between Ob river, Lake Baikal, Altai mountains, and north Mongolia
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 eastern Siberian eagle owls we have at the sanctuary:
| Name | Sex | Hatched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga | Female | Wild – age unknown | Breeding owl |
| Tomsk | Male | Wild – age unknown | Breeding owl |
| Kansk | Male | 2002 | Aviary owl |
| Sylvi | Female | 2008 | Aviary owl |
| Kezhma | Female | 2004 | Falconry owl |
