Snowy Owl Range Map - All About Birds
This largest (by weight) North American owl shows up irregularly in winter to hunt in windswept fields or dunes, a pale shape with catlike yellow eyes. They spend summers far north of the Arctic Circle hunting lemmings, ptarmigan, and other prey in 24-hour daylight.
Snowy owl - Wikipedia
The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [2]
Snowy Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
In some years, some North American Snowy Owls remain on their breeding grounds year-round, while others migrate in winter to southern Canada and the northern half of the contiguous United States. In the northern plains, New York, and New England, Snowy Owls occur regularly in winter.
Snowy Owl | Audubon Field Guide
A large, powerful owl of the high Arctic tundra, colored for camouflage during northern winters. In summer it may be nomadic, concentrating and nesting where there are high populations of the small rodents called lemmings. At other times it takes a …
Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus - Birds of the World
2020年3月4日 · The Snowy Owl, also known as the Arctic Owl or White Owl, nests on Arctic tundra habitats throughout its northern circumpolar breeding range—often adjacent to coastal Arctic seas. This is one of the largest owls in the world, and has the most northerly breeding and wintering distribution of any owl species.
Snowy Owl - American Bird Conservancy
Snowy Owl's North American range: breeding and wintering. The magnificent Snowy Owl is a sight that stops even non-birders in their tracks. This huge white owl with cat-like yellow eyes blends beautifully into snowy winter landscapes.
Where Do Snowy Owls Live? (Habitat + Distribution) - Birdfact
Snowy owls live in Arctic tundra regions around the North Pole during the summer. They often nest near open water, such as an Arctic sea. Common breeding ranges include the Canadian Arctic Islands, the Aleutians, Coastal Alaska, Scandinavia, and Northern Russia. These owls are sometimes nomadic throughout the summer.
Snowy Owl - Range Map - eBird Status and Trends
The range map depicts the boundary of the species' range, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur within at least one week within each season.
Snowy Owl - Migration | Bird Migration Explorer - Audubon
A large, powerful owl of the high Arctic tundra, colored for camouflage during northern winters. In summer it may be nomadic, concentrating. ... Species Migration Maps show the movements of a single species as it travels throughout the hemisphere each year. See where the Snowy Owl travels throughout the hemisphere each year.
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) - BirdLife species factsheet
This species has a huge range across predominantly arctic regions from western Scandinavia through northern Russia to Alaska (USA), northern Canada and Greenland (Denmark), and has also bred occasionally in Iceland and the UK. In winter birds move further south into the USA, northern Europe and north Asia.