Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
(Gmelin, 1788)
Note on taxonomy:
Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus is sometimes included in this species.
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Distribution:
Woodlands of Alaska to Tierra del Fuego
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References:
James F. Clements. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition, Cornell University Press (June 7, 2007)
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| Kingdom |
Animalia
Animals
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| Phylum |
Chordata
Chordates
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| Class |
Aves
Birds
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| Order |
Strigiformes
Owls
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| Family |
Strigidae
Typical Owls
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| Genus |
Bubo
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| Species |
virginianus
Great Horned Owl
(Gmelin, 1788)
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| Subspecies/hybrids/varieties |
| Subspecies |
lagophonus
Central Alaska to ne Oregon and Montana; winters to Texas
saturatus
Coastal sw Alaska (Cook Inlet) to coastal central California
pacificus
Coastal California to nw Baja California
elachistus
S Baja California and Isla Espírito Santo
subarcticus
Mackenzie and nw Br. Col. to Hudson Bay, Wyoming, N Dak.
pallescens
Deserts of cent. and se Calif. to Kansas and s Mexico (Oaxaca)
heterocnemis
NE Canada south to Great Lakes region
virginianus
Minnesota to Nova Scotia, s to Kansas, e Texas and Florida
mayensis
SE Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula)
mesembrinus
S Mexico (Isthmus of Tehuántepec) to w Panama
nigrescens
Andes of Colombia to Ecuador and nw Peru
nacurutu
E Colombia to the Guianas, ne Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina
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 Virginiauv
 Amerikanischer Uhu
syn. Virginiauhu
 Ameerika kassikakk
 Amerikas ūpis
 Amerikahubro
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