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  • Synonyms Dark wood owl, Lapp Owl, Great Gray Owl, Lapland Owl, Lap owl, Siberian Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Ulula cinerea, Scotiaptex cinerea, Scotiaptex nebulosa, Strix cinerea

Great Grey Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 2.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 3.
    Song, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Finland
  • 4.
    Song, © Jelmer Poelstra
    Sweden
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Grey Owl

  • Breeding region Eurasia, North America
  • Breeding subregion n

Great Grey Owl subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Strix nebulosa lapponican Europe and n Asia-No
Strix nebulosa nebulosan North America-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrootgrysuil
Azerbaijanisaqqallı yapalaqca
Bashkirһомай , һөмәй, һаҡалтай ябалаҡ, һоро өкө, һөмәй ҡош
BelarusianБарадатая кугакаўка, Кугакаўка барадатая
BulgarianБрадата улулица
Catalangamarús de Lapònia
Chinese[wu lin-xiao], 乌林鸮, 乌林号鸟, 乌林
Chinese (Traditional)烏林鴞
Chuvashсухаллă тăмана
Creekochkokoohoo
Croatianvelika sova
Czechpuštík vousatý
DanishLapugle, Laplandsugle
DutchGrote grijze uil, Laplanduil
EsperantoGriza strigo, lapona strigo
Estonianhabekakk
Finnishlapinpöllö
FrenchChouette laponne, Chouette cendrée, Chouette lapone
FrisianGrutte grize ûle
GalicianCuruxa lapónica, Avelaiona gris
GermanNordamerikanischer Bartkauz, Bartkauz
GreekΣταχτoχoύχoυλας, Γιγάντιος Χουχουριστής
Hebrewלילית אפורה
Hungarianszakállas bagoly, Szákállas bagoly
IcelandicLappugla
IrishUlchabhán mór
ItalianGufo della Lapponia, Allocco della Lapponia, Allocco di Lapponia, Allocco del Nordamerica
Japaneseカラフトフクロウ
Kazakhсақалды кезқұйрық жапалақ, сақалды ірі жапалақ, Сақалды жапалақ, сақалды кезқұйрықты жапалақ
LatvianAmerikas ziemeļpūce, Ziemeļpūce, ziemeļu pūce
Lithuanianlaplandinė pelėda, Laplandine peleda
LuxembourgishAmerikanesch Baartkauz
Maltesekokka kbira griża, kokka l-kbira griża
ManxHullad Laplynnagh
Mongolianууль, Угалзан бэгбаатар, Угалзан ууль, бэгбаатар
Northern SamiRánesskuolfi, Amerihkáránesskuolfi
Norwegianlappugle
Norwegian NynorskLappugle
PolishPuszczyk uralski, Sowa mszarna, puszczyk mszarny
Portuguesecoruja-da-lapónia, Coruja-cinzenta-americana, Coruja-cinzenta, coruja lapónica, Coruja-lapónica
RussianНеясыть бородатая, Бородатая неясыть, Borodataya Neyasyt
SerbianLaponska sova, Velika sova
SlovakSova bradatá, sova tmavá
Slovenianbradata sova
SpanishCárabo gris, Cárabo lapón
Swedishlappuggla
Tatarсакаллы ябалак, сакаллы соры ябалак
TurkishСақалды жапалақ, Lapon Baykuşu, Boz baykuş
Ukrainianсова бородата, Бородата сова
Uzbekсоқолли япалоққуш, соқолли бойўғли
WelshTylluan fawr lwyd