Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Snow Owl
Old scientific name(s): Bubo scandiaca, Bubo scandiaca, Nyctea scandiaca
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Range
Circumpolar in the Holarctic;
N. Greenland, Iceland, Shetland Is. (formerly), Spitsbergen (Svalbard) and in w. and n. Scandinavia e. through n. Russia and n. Siberia to the Chukotski Peninsula, Anadyrland, n. Koryalkand, Commander Is. and Hall Is. W. Aleutians across n. Alaska and n. Canada in the n. Yukon, Banks Is., Prince Patrick Is., n. Ellesmere Is. s. to coastal w. Alaska, n. Mackenzie, x. Keewatin, ne. Manitoba, Southampton Is., Belcher Is., n. Quebec and n. Labrador.
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Sounds
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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