Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Tokeland, Pacific County, Washington, USA - Sep 19, 2003 © William Hull  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Mar 14, 2003 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Jan 25, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, USA - Oct 6, 2001 © Rob Pavey  Colorado, USA - Date unknown © Steve Messick 
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Range

North America, Central America and n. South America. C. and e. South America;
Two populations;
(1) Alaska to nw. Canada (c. Yukon, nw. and s. Mackenzie, s. Keewatin and n. Manitoba) to ne. Oregon, Idaho and nw. Montana.
Winters s. to Texas.
(2) Coastal se. Alaska to n. California.
(3) Coastal c. California s. to nw. Baja.
(4) S. Baja.
(5) W. Canada (nw. British Columbia, Mackenzie e. to Hudson Bay and n. Ontario) s. at least to wc. United States (Wyoming and North Dakota). Possibly this race, intermediates between this race, (1) and (6), or unnamed races occur s. in the United States to Arizona, New Mexico and sw. Texas (Guadalupe Mountains).
(6) C. California (San Joaquin Valley) and deserts in se. California e. to w. Kansas and s. in Mexico to Guerrero and w. Veracruz.
(7) Ne. Canada (n. Quebec, Labrador and Newfoundland) s. to Great Lakes.
(8) Se. Canada (Ontario e. to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) to ec. United States from Minnesota, e. Kansas and e. Texas e. to Florida.
(9) Yucatan Peninsula.
(10) S. Mexico from the Isthums of Tehuantepec s. to w. Panama.
(11) Andes of Colombia and Ecuador to nw. Peru.
(12) Lowlands from e. Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and ne. Brazil. Bolivia to e. Brazil (Bahia) and s. to Paraguay, Uruguay and ec. Argentina (Buenos Aires).

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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