Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Ural Owl

Ural Owl Strix uralensis

Described by: Pallas (1771)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - May 10, 2003 © William Hull  Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - May 10, 2003 © William Hull  Zurich Zoo, Zurich, Switzerland - Jun 19, 2002 © Jose Viana 
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Range

N. Palearctic to Japan. Mountains of e. Europe;
Two populations;
(1) N. Europe from Scandinavia (ex. ec. Norway, c. and e. Sweden, c. and s. Finland) Lithuania e. to nw. Russia e. to ca. Arkhangel'sk region and s. to n. Poland, Belarus and the middle Volga River.
(2) E. Russia to e. Siberia (Okhotsk coast).
(3) C. and se. Europe (ex. sw. Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary (Haromhuta), Yugoslavia, n. Albania, Romania and Bulgaria (Carpathian Mountains and Transylvanian Alps).
(4) C. Siberia.
(5) Lake Baikal in Transbaikalia e. to Amurland, Sakhalin Is., ne. China (Manchuria) and Korea.
(6) N. Japan (Hokkaido.
(7) N. and c. Honshu.
(8) S. Honshu and Kyushu.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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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