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Great Horned Owl / Bubo virginianus LC
- Synonyms Great Horned Owl [virginianus], Great Horned-Owl, Great Horned Owl (Great Horned), Virginia great horned owl, Great Horned Owl (Northern)
- Old latin name for bird Strix virginiana
Great Horned Owlbird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Indian Eagle-Owl
Arabian Eagle-Owl
Lesser Horned Owl
Cape Eagle-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Snowy Owl
Greyish Eagle-Owl
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Where to see Great Horned Owl
- Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
- Breeding subregion widespread
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 |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grootooruil (Noordelike) |
| Azerbaijani | Virciniya yapalağı |
| Belarusian | Віргінскі пугач |
| Breton | Toud-Virginia |
| Bulgarian | Вирджински бухал, Вирджински бухал [Група virginianus] |
| Catalan | duc de Virgínia, Duc americà, duc americà [grup virginianus] |
| 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 (Nordlig), Amerikansk Stor Hornugle, Virginiaugle |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Oehoe (virginianus groep), Amerikaanse Oehoe, (Noord-)Amerikaanse oehoe |
| Esperanto | Amerika gufo, Granda kornostrigo |
| Estonian | ameerika kassikakk |
| Finnish | amerikanhuuhkaja, amerikanhuuhkaja (virginianus- ryhmä) |
| French | Grand-duc d'Amérique [virginianus], Grand-duc d'Amérique (nominal), Grand-duc d'Amérique, Grand-duc d'Amérique (groupe virginianus), Grand-duc d’Amérique, Grand-duc d'Amérique (virginianus) |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske oehoe |
| Galician | Bufo da Virxinia |
| German | Virginiauhu [virginianus-Gruppe], Virginia-Uhu, Dunkler virginische Uhu, Virginiauhu, Virginiauhu [viginianus-Gruppe] |
| 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（virginianus グループ）, 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 |
| Kazakh | Виргин үкісі |
| Latvian | Amerikas ūpis |
| Lithuanian | Virdzinijos apuokas, virgininis didysis apuokas |
| Manx | Hullad chleayshagh vooar |
| Norwegian | amerikahubro (virginianus gr.), amerikahubro |
| Polish | puchacz wirginijski, puchacz wirginijski [gr. virginianus] |
| Portuguese | murucututu, corujão-orelhudo, Jacurutu, morucututu, jucurutu, mocho, coruja-do-mato, corujão, bufo-americano, Corujao-orelhudo o jacurutu, mocho-orelhudo |
| Romanian | Bufniţa mare cornută |
| Russian | Виргинский филин, Виргинский филин [группа virginianus], Американский филин |
| Serbian | Severnoamerička buljina, Američka buljina [virginianus grupa], Američka buljina |
| Slovak | výr bielobradý (skup.), výr bielobradý (bielobradý), výr bielobradý |
| Slovenian | Ameriška velika uharica |
| Spanish | Búho Americano (grupo virginianus), Búho americano, Ñacurutú, Búho Grande, Búho común, Búho, Buho grande, Búho cornudo, buho cornudo, Búho Cornudo (grupo virginianus), Búho Real, Búho Americano (Norteño), Estiquirín, Búho Cornudo Americano |
| Swedish | virginiauv [gruppen virginianus], virginiauv |
| Tatar | Виргиния өкесе |
| Turkish | Amerika puhusu [virginianus grubu], Amerika Puhusu |
| Ukrainian | пугач віргінський, Пугач віргинський |
| Welsh | Tylluan gorniog fawr |