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Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Christian Artuso, C. Stuart Houston, Dwight G. Smith, and Christoph Rohner
Version: 2.0 — Published May 30, 2013
Version: 2.0 — Published May 30, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Вирджински бухал |
| Croatian | američka ušara |
| Czech | výr virginský |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Oehoe |
| English | Great Horned Owl |
| English (United States) | Great Horned Owl |
| French | Grand-duc d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Grand-duc d'Amérique |
| German | Virginiauhu |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Μπούφος |
| Icelandic | Grímuúfur |
| Japanese | アメリカワシミミズク |
| Norwegian | amerikahubro |
| Polish | puchacz wirginijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | jacurutu |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Jacurutu |
| Russian | Виргинский филин |
| Serbian | Američka buljina |
| Slovak | výr bielobradý |
| Slovenian | Ameriška velika uharica |
| Spanish | Búho Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ñacurutú |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Búho Grande |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Búho (Cuscungo) Coronado |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Estiquirín |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Búho Cornudo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Búho Cornado Americano |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Ñacurutú |
| Spanish (Peru) | Búho Americano |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Búho Cornudo Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Búho americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Ñacurutú |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Lechuzón Orejudo |
| Swedish | virginiauv |
| Turkish | Amerika Puhusu |
| Ukrainian | Пугач віргінський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Great Horned Owl in North and Central America.
This species is also resident in parts of South America.