
Photo taken at Turnberry Hotel, Apr '05.
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Length: 60-75cm Wingspan: 1.60-1.88m Weight: 1.5-2.0kg (m); 2.3-3.0kg (f)
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Reverberating 'boo-hoo' and strident 'kveck kveck'
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Temperate and tropical forests, open country and semi-desert.
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EU25: Secure IUCN: Least Concern
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60x47mm |
N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
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Breeding Season: Feb-Jul 2 clutches TD> |
21 years
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9100-20,000 pairs
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Small rodents, rabbits, hares, lambs, foxes and fawns, game birds and insects. |
Usually the abandoned nest of a raptor, but also on the ground or in a tree hollow. |
Europe, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Extinct in UK.
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Grand-duc d'Europe |
Uhu |
Gufo reale |
Hubro |
B�ho Real |