Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
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About Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
- Family: Typical Owls
The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its primary diet is rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles; it remains one of the few regular predators of skunk. Hunting also includes rodents, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2006-11-21
Parque National Cajas, Ecuador -
2007-01-19
Bernal Hill, United States of America -
2008-04-22
Glen Canyon Park, United States of America -
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2009-05-09
Nelson Lake Forest Preserve, United States of America -
2010-01-03
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America -
2011-07-15
Pantanal, Brazil -
2012-05-20
Pyramid Lake, United States of AmericaSaw silhouette only. Landed in some sagegrass after flight from direction of a number of trees. -
2012-07-11
Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit, United States of AmericaJuvenile on ridge was shrieking, and there was a "whoop whoop whoop" response from the ground and in a tree. -
2012-12-06
Solano County Farmlands, United States of America -
2013-04-19
Bolivar Peninsula, United States of America -
2014-04-05
Cosumnes River Preserve, United States of America -
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2015-01-18
Tilden Regional Park, United States of AmericaTwo calling during the daytime, was able to locate one of them -
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2020-08-20
Bernal Hill, United States of America -
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2025-05-03
Bernal Hill, United States of America -
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2025-06-22
Bernal Hill, United States of America -
2025-10-17
Mount Davidson, United States of America
