Great Horned Owl / Bubo virginianus
| Great Horned Owl bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Great Horned-Owl, Great Horned Owl (Great Horned), Virginia great horned owl |
| Old latin name for bird | Strix virginiana |
| Order | Owls / Strigiformes |
| Family | Owls / Strigidae |
| Genus | Bubo |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America, South America |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Related species
Snowy Owl
Greyish Eagle-Owl
Cape Eagle-Owl
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Indian Eagle-Owl
Lesser Horned Owl
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Arabian Eagle-Owl
Where to see Great Horned Owl
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Suriname
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Great Horned Owl subspecies (15)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bubo virginianus algistus | w Alaska | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus deserti | ne Brazil (nc Bahia) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus elachistus | s Baja California (Mexico) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus heterocnemis | ne Canada to the Great Lakes region | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus lagophonus | c Alaska to ne Oregon, Idaho and nw Montana (USA) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus mayensis | Yucatán Pen. (se Mexico) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus mesembrinus | s Mexico to w Panama | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus nacurutu | e Colombia through the Guianas to n, e Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and c Peru | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus nigrescens | Colombia to nw Peru | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus pacificus | coastal c California (USA) to nw Baja California (Mexico) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus pallescens | sw USA to s Mexico | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus pinorum | s Idaho to n Arizona and n New Mexico (USA) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus saturatus | coastal se Alaska to coastal n California (USA) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus subarcticus | wc Canada to n Idaho (USA) | - | No |
| Bubo virginianus virginianus | se Canada to c, e USA | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | Virciniya yapalağı |
| Belarusian | Віргінскі пугач |
| Breton | Toud-Virginia |
| Bulgarian | Вирджински бухал, Вирджински бухал [Група virginianus] |
| Catalan | duc de Virgínia, Duc americà |
| Chinese | 美洲雕鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大鵰鴞 |
| Cree | ohtawkêhow |
| Croatian | američka ušara |
| Czech | výr virginský [skupina virginianus], výr virginský |
| Danish | Amerikansk Stor Hornugle, Virginiaugle |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Oehoe, Amerikaanse Oehoe (virginianus groep) |
| Esperanto | Granda kornostrigo, Amerika gufo |
| Estonian | ameerika kassikakk |
| Finnish | amerikanhuuhkaja |
| French | Grand-duc d'Amérique, Grand-duc d'Amérique (virginianus), Grand-duc d'Amérique [virginianus], Grand-duc d’Amérique, Grand-duc d'Amérique (nominal) |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske oehoe |
| Galician | Bufo da Virxinia |
| German | Virginiauhu, Virginiauhu [virginianus-Gruppe], Virginia-Uhu, Dunkler virginische Uhu |
| Guarani | Ñakurutû guasu |
| Hungarian | amerikai uhu |
| Icelandic | Grímuúfur [virginianus hópur], Grímuúfur |
| Irish | Mórulchabhán cluasach |
| Italian | Gufo della Virginia razza scura, Gufo reale della Virginia, Gufo della Virginia |
| Japanese | アメリカワシミミズク, アメリカワシミミズク (virginianus グループ), アメリカワシミミズク（virginianus グループ） |
| Kazakh | Виргин үкісі |
| Latvian | Amerikas ūpis |
| Lithuanian | virgininis didysis apuokas, Virdzinijos apuokas |
| Manx | Hullad chleayshagh vooar |
| Norwegian | amerikahubro, amerikahubro (virginianus gr.), Amerikahubro |
| Polish | puchacz wirginijski [gr. virginianus], puchacz wirginijski |
| Portuguese | bufo-americano, morucututu, Corujao-orelhudo o jacurutu, jacurutu, corujão-orelhudo, murucututu, jucurutu, mocho, coruja-do-mato, corujão, mocho-orelhudo |
| Romanian | Bufniţa mare cornută |
| Russian | Виргинский филин, Виргинский филин [группа virginianus], Американский филин |
| Serbian | Američka buljina [virginianus grupa], Američka buljina |
| Slovak | výr bielobradý, výr bielobradý (skup.) |
| Slovenian | Ameriška velika uharica |
| Spanish | Búho cornudo, Buho grande, Búho común, Búho Grande, Ñacurutú, Búho Americano (grupo virginianus), Búho Cornudo Americano, Estiquirín, Búho, Búho Cornudo (grupo virginianus), Búho americano, Búho Real, buho cornudo |
| Swedish | virginiauv |
| Tatar | Виргиния өкесе |
| Turkish | Amerika puhusu [virginianus grubu], Amerika Puhusu |
| Ukrainian | пугач віргинський, пугач віргінський |
| Welsh | Tylluan gorniog fawr |