- 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)...
- Bubo to Ketupa. The
genus contains 10
extant species:
Snowy owl, Bubo
scandiacus Great horned owl, Bubo virgini****
Lesser horned owl, Bubo magellanicus...
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Afroaves Temporal range:
Paleocene to
present Snowy owl, Bubo
scandiacus Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum: Chordata...
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adults include the
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus),
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus), bald
eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus),
golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)...
- 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...
- parasiticus) long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
snowy owl (Bubo
scandiacus)
Lapland bunting (Calcarius lapponicus).
pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)...
