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| Shelley's eagle-owl | |
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| Illustration by Keulemans, 1875 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ketupa |
| Species: | K. shelleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ketupa shelleyi | |
Shelley's eagle-owl (Ketupa shelleyi) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Despite its large size, it is a very little-known, rarely studied owl that occurs in very small numbers. A specimen was photographed in the wild for the first time on 16 October 2021 in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in southeastern Ghana.[3][4][5]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Bubo shelleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22688980A131104915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22688980A131104915.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Owl unseen for 150 years photographed in the wild for the first time | Imperial News | Imperial College London".
- ^ "Enormous owl finally photographed after eluding ecologists for 150 years". 22 October 2021.
- ^ Li, Johanna (October 29, 2021). "Rare Giant Owl Species Spotted and Photographed in the Wild for the First Time in 150 Years". Inside Edition.
This is the only known clear photograph of the Shelley's eagle owl, taken by two British researchers who spotted the bird.