Great Horned Owl - All About Birds
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs.
Great horned owl - Wikipedia
The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air") [3] or the hoot owl, [4] is a large owl native to the Americas.
Great Horned Owl - National Wildlife Federation
Learn facts about the great horned owl’s habitat, diet, range, life history, and more.
The Great Horned Owl is the only member of the genus or group (Bubo) in the Western Hemisphere, with 10 other species found in Eurasia and Africa. This owl is easily identified by its large size, ear tufts, white bib, and big yellow eyes. Very few owls can be mistaken for the Great Horned Owl with the possible
Great Horned Owl Fact Sheet – HawkWatch International
Great Horned Owls are the most massive North American owl. They may appear smaller in stature at times than Great Gray or Snowy Owls but are heavier and more powerful and even known to prey on them. They have long, ear-like tufts …
Great Horned Owl Fact Sheet - Zoo Idaho
Learn about the Great Horned Owl from Zoo Idaho including taxonomy, range and habitat, physical features, diet, lifespan, reproduction, and social behavior.
Great Horned Owl Fact Sheet - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) is the largest owl in the Sonoran Desert reaching a height of 2 feet. It is gray/brown in color with a barred feather pattern on its underside, a white throat resembling a collar, and prominent ear tufts.
Great Horned Owls have the most diverse diet of all North American raptors. Their prey range in size from tiny rodents and scorpions to hares, skunks, geese, and other raptors.
California NatureMapping - Great Horned Owl Fact Sheet
Great Horned Owls can be found in a variety of habitats including cliff sides, deserts, forests and other wooded areas, and shrublands. Click the range map to learn more about the distribution of Great Horned Owls in California.
Great Horned Owl Facts - The Owls Trust
Very large “eared” owl and is the largest species in the New World. Highly variable throughout its range, from large pale birds in Northern Canada to small dark races in humid southern parts. Generally mottled grey (gray) or brown upper parts, with white to …
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