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Snowy Owl

Animals; Birds

The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl is typically found in the northern circumpolar region.

Blakiston's Fish Owl

Animals; Birds

Blakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls who specialized in hunting riparian areas. This bird is endangered due to the widespread loss of riverine forest, ...

Brown Fish Owl

Animals; Birds

The Brown Fish-owl (Bubo zeylonensis or Ketupa zeylonensis) is an owl. It inhabits the warm subtropical and humid tropical parts of continental Asia and some offshore islands.

Northern Hawk Owl

Animals; Birds

The Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) is a medium sized owl. It is found in the boreal forests of North America and Eurasia, usually on the edges of more open woodland.

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Animals; Birds

The Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, is the smallest owl in Europe. It is found in the boreal forests of Northern and Central Europe to Siberia, usually at the edges of clearings.

Northern Pygmy Owl

Animals; Birds

The Northern Pygmy-owl or Mountain Pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma (sometimes Glaucidium californicum), is a small owl native to North and Central America.

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Animals; Birds

The Ferruginous Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is a small owl that breeds in south-central Arizona in the USA, south through to Mexico, Central America and South America to Bolivia and Argentina.

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