Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) - HBW 5, p. 203
French: Chouette lapone
German: Bartkauz
Spanish: Cárabo Lapón
Other common names: Dark Wood-owl; Lapland Owl/Striped Owl, Lapp Striped Owl (lapponica)
Taxonomy: Strix nebulosa J. R. Forster, 1772, northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Affinities uncertain. Population from Kentei Mts, in N Mongolia has been separated as elisabethae, but doubtfully separable from lapponica. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nebulosa J. R. Forster, 1772 - North America, from C Alaska E to SW Quebec, S to EC California, N Idaho and NE Minnesota.
- lapponica Thunberg, 1798 - Eurasia, from Fenno-Scandia E to W Koryakland, S to Lithuania, N Mongolia, NE China and N Sakhalin.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male on a branch, displaying Locality Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden (ssp lapponica)
Per Johan 2 June 2008 2 years ago 51 sec 4.9 -
Male in flight. Locality Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden (ssp lapponica)
Per Johan 1 June 2008 2 years ago 45 sec 4.9 -
Male displaying in woodland. Locality Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden (ssp lapponica)
Per Johan 4 June 2008 2 years ago 46 sec 4.8 -
Great Grey Owl eating a vole Locality Telehany, Brest Region, Belarus
Ronald Messemaker 31 May 2010 1 year ago 19 sec 4.5 -
Great Grey Owl with vole as prey, two chicks where in the neighbourhood Locality Telehany, Brest Region, Belarus
Ronald Messemaker 31 May 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A bird flying from tree to tree. Locality Oulu Province, Finland (ssp lapponica)
Josep del Hoyo 28 March 2010 2 years ago 39 sec 4.4
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Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), hunting on snowy field, backlit, March, Finland
Locality Lapland Province, Finland (ssp lapponica)
Harri Taavetti 4 March 2009 46 weeks ago 4.8 -
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight in backlight
Locality Lapland Province, Finland (ssp lapponica)
Harri Taavetti 25 February 2009 46 weeks ago 4.8 -
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), flying at the photographer in snow, March, Finland
Locality Tornio, Lapland Province, Finland
Harri Taavetti 3 March 2009 46 weeks ago 4.7 -
One bird in flight over the snow.
Locality Kuusamo, Oulu Province, Finland (ssp lapponica)
Franck Renard 20 February 2006 4 years ago 4.7 -
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa), landing on stump with prey, backlit, February, Finland
Locality Lapland Province, Finland (ssp lapponica)
Harri Taavetti 25 February 2009 46 weeks ago 4.6 -
Adult portrait
Locality Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA (United States) (ssp nebulosa)
Dubi Shapiro 14 June 2010 31 weeks ago 4.5
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A bird calling.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 3.5
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