Mackinder’s eagle owls in central Kenya are generalist predators capable of exploiting an agricultural niche that is devoid of most other predators. They consume a wide variety of prey, 87% mammals, 7% birds and 5% insects. Farming practices are influencing both prey selection and abundance of Mackinder’s eagle owls. Owls respond to numerical fluctuations in small mammals and may play an important role in controlling farm pests.

Found in high altitude — 300 metres above sea level

Mackinder’s Eagle Owl whose range stretches between the massifs of the Aberdare ranges and Mt Kenya,