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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 ]
Common name Binomial name + authority IOC sequence Greater sooty owl: Tyto tenebricosa (Gould, 1845) 1 Lesser sooty owl: Tyto multipunctata Mathews, 1912: 2 Minahasa masked owl: Tyto inexspectata (Schlegel, 1879) 3 Taliabu masked owl: Tyto nigrobrunnea Neumann, 1939: 4 Moluccan masked owl: Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883) 5 Manus masked owl
Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes ... Snowy owl: Bubo scandiaca: 14,000-28,000 [176] VU [176] [176] Sokoke scops owl: Otus ireneae: 2,500-9,999 ...
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.
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 ...
A snowy owl was spotted swooping into Shirley Chisholm State Park over the holiday weekend -- marking its first appearance in the Big Apple in years. ... And possible sightings of other snowy owls ...
Flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus; Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii; Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (R) Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma; Elf owl, Micrathene whitneyi (R) Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia; Spotted owl, Strix occidentalis; Barred owl, Strix varia (R) Long-eared owl, Asio otus
A snowy owl roosts Wednesday on top of a chimney cap in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee. It was the first snowy to be sighted this winter in the Milwaukee area.