Wingspan: 178–190 cm
Weight: 2.9–4.6 kg

The largest and rarest owl in the world, the Blakiston’s Eagle Owl, which name was taken from British naturalist Thomas Blakiston, was first documented in 1883. It can grow up to 72 cm long from beak to tail, with a wingspan of up 200 cm. Many of them live in the Far East, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and on the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuril. Unfortunately, the bird suffers an endangered status. In Japan only 150 Blakiston’s Fish Owls remain. In Russia 1,500 birds.

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