Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea Scientific name definitions

This imposing species is the largest owl in Africa. Verreaux's Eagle-Owl is easy to recognize by its soft, barred, gray-brown plumage, prominent ear tufts, a whitish facial disk rimmed in black, and, distinctively, conspicuous pink eyelids. This species is common and widespread across much of sub-Saharan Africa in most habitats except deserts and dense forest. Hunting primarily at night, it feeds on a variety of small to medium sized vertebrate prey.