Great Grey Owl
Strix nebulosaForster, JR, 1772
English (US) Great Gray Owl
UK name: Great Grey Owl
The Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) 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.
- Scientific name
- Strix nebulosa
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Gray Owl
- English (UK)
- Great Grey Owl
- Described by
- Forster, JR, 1772
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Strix nebulosa nebulosa
- Strix nebulosa lapponica
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Forster, JR, 1772
- Type locality
- Severn River, Hudson Bay.
- Original description
- Philosophical Transactions 62 p.424
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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