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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Michael & Katie LaTour (XC450919). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Barred OwlStrix varia
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Western Screech-OwlMegascops kennicottii
Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 71,912 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 30,317 |
| California | 26,419 |
| Georgia | 25,511 |
| Tennessee | 15,872 |
| Connecticut | 15,822 |
| West Virginia | 15,124 |
| Nunavut | 12,494 |
| Canada | 10,069 |
| Arkansas | 8,171 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Owls · Strigiformes |
| Family | Typical Owls · Strigidae |
| Genus | Typical Eagle-Owls and Horned Owls · Bubo |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Great Horned Owl with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.