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Great Grey Owl

Also known as Strix nebulosa

species of bird

AI overview

A Great Grey Owl is a large owl species found in forests across the Northern Hemisphere, known for its distinctive grey plumage and impressive hunting abilities. These owls are important predators in their ecosystems, helping to control populations of small mammals and rodents.

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Species

Great Gray Owl

species

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Strix
Image: Бородатая неясыть (Strix nebulosa, m), Ботанический сад.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Strix nebulosa
taxon name: Strix nebulosa
Commons gallery: Strix nebulosa
taxon common name: coruja-da-lapónia
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101625524-n
wingspan: 1.37
litter size: 4.2
short name: S. nebulosa
Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/birds/owls/ggow/ggow_mai.htm
regional conservation status: Vulnerable

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Encyclopedic overview

The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is a true owl, and is the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Great Grey Owl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.