Maned owl

Maned owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Jubula
Bates, 1929
Species: J. lettii
Binomial name
Jubula lettii
(Büttikofer, 1889)

The maned owl (Jubula lettii) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species in genus Jubula.

It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.

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