Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Northern Long-eared Owl

Northern Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Long-eared Owl, Common Long-eared Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 25, 2002 © William Hull  Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 25, 2002 © William Hull  Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 25, 2002 © William Hull  Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 25, 2002 © William Hull  Balmazujvaros, Hungary - Aug 16, 2002 © Max Andrews 
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Range

(1) British Isles and c. Scandinavia across Europe through nw. and c. Russia and c. Siberia to the upper Lena River and the Sea of Okhotsk and s. to the Azores, nw. Africa in Morocco and Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus, Near East, nw. Iran, n. Afghanistan, n. Pakistan, n. India, w. and c. China, se. Siberia, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido to c. Honshu) and Taiwan.
(2) Canary Is.
(3) W. Canada (n. Yukon, Mackenzie, British Columbia e. to Saskatchewan) s. to s. United States (s. Arizona, s. New Mexcio, w. Texas), and n. Mexico (nw. Baja and Nuevo Leon).
(4) Sc. and se. Canada (Manitoba e. to Prince Edward Is. and Nova Scotia) s. to s. United States (n. Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, c. Illinois, s. New York, New England and Virginia).

Videos

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 25, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is roosting in a tree.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Raptor Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

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

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