- The
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus), also
known as the
polar owl, the
white owl and the
Arctic owl, is a large,
white owl of the true owl family.
Snowy owls...
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since been
reclassified and
currently resides in the
genus Bubo, as Bubo
scandiacus). One
basic principle of
zoological nomenclature is that the earliest...
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their surroundings, the barn owl
being an exception. The
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus)
appears nearly bleach-white in
color with a few
flecks of black, mimicking...
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known to kill adults, as well as
young geese,
include snowy owls (Bubo
scandiacus),
golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) and bald
eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)...
- lupus), Lynx (Lynx canadensis),
Ermine (Mustela erminea),
Snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus),
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) – and...
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golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), but
larger than the
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus),
despite some
overlap in size with both of
those species. It is sometimes...
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adults include the
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus),
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus), bald
eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),
golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)...
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large owls such as
Eurasian eagle-owls (Bubo bubo) and
snowy owls (Bubo
scandiacus) will prey on
young foxes, and
adults on
exceptional occasions. Red foxes...
- 1901) 178
Maned owl
Jubula lettii (Büttikofer, 1889) 179
Snowy owl Bubo
scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) 180
Great horned owl Bubo virgini**** (Gmelin, JF, 1788)...
- from
western screech-owls (Megascops kennicotti) to
snowy owls (Bubo
scandiacus).
Larger diurnal raptors known to have
fallen victim to bald
eagles have...
