
Cape Eagle-Owl
The Cape eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Apr to May
When Cape Eagle-Owl sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 62 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Eagle-Owl is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
62 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Cape Eagle-Owl aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve
Montagu · Vanaf R 350 per nag
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Pabala Private Nature Reserve
Hankey · Vanaf R 485 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West · Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Zwartberg View Mountain Lodge
Oudtshoorn · Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Montusi Mountain Lodge
Drakensberg, Bergville · Vanaf R 6,800 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Kwandwe Melton Manor
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
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Swartberg Nature Reserve (Die Hel)
Swartberg Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 630 per nag
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Bliss on the Bay (Pringle Bay)
Pringle Bay · Vanaf R 4,640 per nag
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Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
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Limietberg Nature Reserve
Limietberg Nature Reserve · Vanaf R 220 per nag
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Karoo Secret Farm Stay
Aberdeen · Vanaf R 1,200 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Kwandwe Uplands Homestead
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
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Zvakanaka Farm
Louis Trichardt · Vanaf R 650 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Cobham
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 190 per nag
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Kwandwe Fort House
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
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Garden Castle
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 190 per nag
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Monk's Cowl
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 130 per nag
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Kwandwe Ecca Lodge
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve · Prys op aanvraag
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Kamberg
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 840 per nag
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Lotheni
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 270 per nag
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Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve
Western Cape · Prys op aanvraag
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Highmoor
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 200 per nag
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Royal Natal (Thendele, Mahai & Rugged Glen)
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 360 per nag
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Injisuthi
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park · Vanaf R 170 per nag
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Dry mountains, ostriches, and Calitzdorp's port wines
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Cape Eagle-Owl te vind
Gashere het die Cape Eagle-Owl gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Giants Castle Game Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Skemer en ná donker. Luister vir roepe; ’n flits in die kamp of ’n nagrit werk die beste.
- Bedags. Rus goed versteek.
Waar om oor te bly
- KwaZulu-NatalSelfryVerblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
- Eastern CapeBegeleide ritteMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Eastern Cape
- Western CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Western Cape
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Begeleide ritte van ’n lodge af
’n Gids wat weet waar om te kyk, met veldritte en nagritte in die privaat reservate.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Bubo capensis
Waarnemings
62
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Cape Eagle-Owl op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Eagle-Owl in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Eagle-Owl at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Limietberg Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Cape Eagle-Owl in South Africa?
The Cape Eagle-Owl is most recorded in Western Cape (63% of records), Eastern Cape (16% of records), Northern Cape (6% of records), based on 62 iNaturalist observations. 26 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Eagle-Owl on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Cape Eagle-Owl?
Sightings of the Cape Eagle-Owl peak from Apr to May, based on 62 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Cape Eagle-Owl?
The Cape eagle-owl (Bubo capensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is one of several large species of the eagle-owl genus Bubo.

























