Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Snowy Owl
Common Names in French:
Harfang Des Neiges
Description
Physical Description
Adult Female: Head : Shape : no ear tufts Size: large Face : Eye Color: yellow.Adult Male: Head: Shape: no ear tufts Size: large Face: Eye Color: yellow.
Size/Age/Growth
About 20 to 27 inches long, with a wingspan of 54 to 66 inches. Adults weigh about 64 ounces .
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,400 meters (0 to 14,436 feet).[1]
Biology
Diet
Mostly:
Small Mammals
Reproduction
Clutch Size: 4-10 Length of Incubation : 32-34 days Days to Fledge : 16 Number of Broods: 1
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
()
- Seebohm, 1890
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 13-Jun-2007
Similar Species
Barn Owl
Members of the genus Bubo
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 45 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. africanus (Spotted Eagle Owl) · B. africanus africanus (Spotted Eagle Owl) · B. ascalaphus (Pharaoh Eagle Owl) · B. bengalensis (Indian Eagle Owl) · B. blakistoni (Blakiston's Fish Owl) · B. blakistoni blakistoni (Blakiston's Fish-Owl) · B. bubo (Northern Eagle Owl) · B. bubo bengalensis (Indian Eagle Owl) · B. capensis (Cape Eagle Owl) · B. capensis capensis (Cape Eagle Owl) · B. cinerascens (Greyish Eagle-Owl) · B. coromandus (Dusky Eagle Owl) · B. coromandus coromandus (Dusky Eagle Owl) · B. flavipes (Tawny Fish Owl) · B. ketupu (Slender-Tailed Nightjar) · B. lacteus (Milky Eagle Owl) · B. leucostictus (Akun Eagle Owl) · B. magellanicus (Lesser Horned Owl) · B. nipalensis (Forest Eagle-Owl) · B. nipalensis nipalensis (Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl) · B. philippensis (Philippine Eagle Owl) · B. philippensis philippensis (Philippine Eagle Owl) · B. poensis (Fraser's Eagle Owl) · B. poensis poensis (Fraser's Eagle-Owl) · B. scandiaca (Snowy Owl) · B. scandiacus (Snowy Owl) · B. shelleyi (Shelley's Eagle Owl) · B. sumatrana (Barred Eagle-Owl) · B. sumatranus (Barred Eagle Owl) · B. sumatranus sumatranus (Barred Eagle-Owl) · B. virginianus (Virginia Horned Owl) · B. virginianus algistus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus elachistus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus heterocnemis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus lagophonus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus mayensis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus nacurutu (American Horned Owl) · B. virginianus occidentalis (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus pacificus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus pallescens (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus saturatus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus virginianus (Great Horned Owl) · B. virginianus wapacuthu (Great Horned Owl) · B. vosseleri (Usambara Eagle Owl) · B. zeylonensis (Brown Fish Owl)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A history of British birds, London, Pub. for the author by R. H. Porter [etc.]1883-85. url .
- A history of British birds, with coloured illustrations of their eggs. By Henry Seebohm. .. London, Pub. for the author by R.H. Porter [etc.]1883-85. url p. 188.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 17.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
- Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Bird Studies Canada: BC Coastal Waterbird Survey
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
- EMAN Provider: PIROP (Shipboard Surveys)
- European Environment Agency: EUNIS
- Finnish Museum of Natural History: Hatikka Observation Data Gateway
- GBIF-Sweden: Birds (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- GBIF-Sweden: Zoology (Museum of Evolution - Uppsala)
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
- Royal Ontario Museum: Bird specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Aves (bird skins)
- Senckenberg: Collection Aves (spirit preserved)
- UCLA-Dickey Bird Collection (UCLA-Dickey): Bird specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1570983
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-686683
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177896
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNSB06010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178116
Footnotes
- Mean = 146.510 meters (480.676 feet), Standard Deviation = 562.320 based on 8,636 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
