Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (16)
Christian Artuso, C. Stuart Houston, Dwight G. Smith, and Christoph Rohner
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 30, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated 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 (France) | 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 |
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Strix virginiana
Gmelin, JF, 1788. Syst. Nat. 1 pt1, p.287.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = Virginia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BUBO
- bubo
- virginiana / virginianicus / virginianus / virginica / virginicus / virgininus
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