Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
Range: Arctic circumpolar; irregular southern post-breeding irruptionsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bubo scandiacus
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Snowy Owl
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix scandiaca
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'Habitat in Alpibus Lapponiae' ex Fn. Suec, Aves no. 46, there based on a drawing by Rudbeck.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.92
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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