Bubo virginianus

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Strigiformes • Familia: Strigidae • Genus: Bubo • Species: Bubo virginianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Bubo virginianus

 Vernacular names

English: Great Horned Owl · Deutsch: Virginia-Uhu · Español: Búho Cornudo · Français: Grand-duc d'Amérique · Magyar: Amerikai uhu · Nederlands: Amerikaanse oehoe · 日本語: アメリカワシミミズク · ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Amerikahubro · Português: Corujão-orelhudo · Suomi: Amerikanhuuhkaja · Svenska: Virginiauv ·

Coastal/Northwestern Great Horned Owl (B. v. lagophonus/saturatus)

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  Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia (Canada)

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  Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia (Canada)

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  Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia (Canada)

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  Wintering bird in Wyoming
  Probably subspecies lagophonus/saturatus

Californian Great Horned Owl (B. v. pacificus)

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  Bernal Hill, San Francisco (USA)

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  Bernal Hill, San Francisco (USA)

Common Great Horned Owl (B. v. virginianus)

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  Chatham County, North Carolina (USA)

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  Balsam Mountains, North Carolina (USA)

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  Dawson County, Georgia (USA)

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  Juvenile, Coastal North Carolina

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  Carolina Raptor Center

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  Carolina Raptor Center

Rocky Mountains Great Horned Owl (taxonomic status unclear)

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  Nestlings, New Mexico (USA)

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  Adult, New Mexico (USA)

South American Great Horned Owl (B. v. nacurutu)

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  New Forest Wildlife Park, Hampshire (UK)

Subspecies unknown

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  Captive bird, Disney's Animal Kingdom

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  Captive bird, Disney's Animal Kingdom

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  North America

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  Great Horned Owl in flight (composite)

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  Toronto Zoo (Canada)

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  Sleeping through the day

Illustrations

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  Louis Agassiz Fuertes (USDA Yearbook/Report, c.1908)

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  Global range (all-year)

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  Left bird. Right: Strix varia. The New Student's Reference Work, 1915.

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  The New Student's Reference Work, 1915

Videos

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  Captive bird, Disney's Animal Kingdom