Shelley's Eagle-Owl

Shelley's Eagle-OwlThis large owl has black-and-white barring across the face and breast and dark upperparts. It lives in lowland primary forest in western and central Africa and is nocturnal, though little is known about its wild diet.What does it look like?About 61 cm long, it has heavy black-and-white barring on the front and lower face, dark upperparts, a distinct rim to the facial disc, and untidy ear tufts.How does it live?This large owl has black-and-white barring across the face and breast and dark upperparts. It lives in lowland primary forest in western and central Africa and is nocturnal, though little is known about its wild diet.It is nocturnal and uses lowland primary forest and forest edges. Its diet is poorly known; one observation records an owl eating a large gliding squirrel.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.