Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Вирджински бухал |
| Catalan | duc americà |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Jessica Kane updated the distribution map.
Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788)
Definitions
- BUBO
- bubo
- virginiana / virginianicus / virginianus / virginica / virginicus / virgininus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.1 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.1
- Partial Revision
- October 25, 2022
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Authors
Christian Artuso, C. Stuart Houston, Dwight G. Smith, and Christoph Rohner
Recommended Citation
Artuso, C., C. S. Houston, D. G. Smith, and C. Rohner (2022). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grhowl.01.1
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Jessica Kane updated the distribution map.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Authors
Christian Artuso, C. Stuart Houston, Dwight G. Smith, and Christoph Rohner
Recommended Citation
Artuso, C., C. S. Houston, D. G. Smith, and C. Rohner (2020). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grhowl.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- May 30, 2013
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Authors
Christian Artuso, C. Stuart Houston, Dwight G. Smith, and Christoph Rohner
Revisors
Christian Artuso and C. Stuart Houston
Recommended Citation
Artuso, C., C. S. Houston, D. G. Smith, and C. Rohner (2013). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.372
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1998
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Recommended Citation
Houston, C. S., D. G. Smith, and C. Rohner. 1998. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). In The Birds of North America, No. 372 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.372.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 13, 2017
- Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus
Authors
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Holt, D. W., R. Berkley, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J. L. Rangel Salazar, K. P. Segars, K. L. Wood, and J. S. Marks (2017). Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- November 12, 2017
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
Authors
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Holt, D. W., R. Berkley, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J. L. Rangel Salazar, K. P. Segars, K. L. Wood, and J. S. Marks (2017). Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
