PHARAOH EAGLE OWL BUBO ASCALAPHUS (SAVIGNY, 1809) (STRIGIFORMES, STRIGIDAE), THE “SHROUDED IN MYSTERY” OWL OF IRAQ AND IRAN
The easternmost extent of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus (Savigny, 1809) distribution has remained enigmatic due to identification problems and lack of owl research. In Iraq, B. ascalaphus has been reported from only few localities in western Iraqi deserts; while its occurrence in Iran has...
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Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad
2020-12-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum |
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Online Access: | https://jnhm.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BINHM/article/view/473 |