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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic , breeding mostly on the tundra . [ 2 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Snowy owl: Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) 180 Great horned owl:
Cross sectioned great grey owl specimen showing the extent of the body plumage, Zoological Museum, Copenhagen Skeleton of a Strigidae owl. While typical owls (hereafter referred to simply as owls) vary greatly in size, with the smallest species, the elf owl, being a hundredth the size of the largest, the Eurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston's fish owl, owls generally share an extremely similar ...
The snowy owl has effective snow camouflage. The coloration of the owl's plumage plays a key role in its ability to sit still and blend into the environment, making it nearly invisible to prey. Owls tend to mimic the coloration and sometimes the texture patterns of their surroundings, the barn owl being an exception.
Image Status Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) A – rare vagrant Little owl (Athene noctua) C – resident introduced population Hawk owl (Surnia ulula) A – rare vagrant Scops owl (Otus scops) A – rare vagrant Long-eared owl (Asio otus) A – scarce resident breeding species Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
An owl is any one of some 200+ species of solitary, mostly nocturnal predatory birds.They are classified as order Strigiformes.Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish.
It was a snowy owl, the first recorded in Milwaukee this winter. ... He headed over to the Bay View neighborhood and captured images of the snowy. At times 50 people were gathered on the sidewalk ...
Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus; Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula; Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (R) Barred owl, Strix varia; Great gray owl, Strix nebulosa; Tawny owl, Strix aluco (R) [5] (not on the AOS Check-list) Long-eared owl, Asio otus; Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus; Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus (R) Northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus