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Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Strigiformes
family
Strigidae
genus
Bubo
species
Bubo scandiacus

Name

Synonyms
Bubo virginianus wapacuthu (Gmelin, 1788)
Nyctea nivea
Nyctea nyctea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Strix nyctea Linnaeus, 1758
Strix scandiaca Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Búho nival in Spanish
Gufo delle nevi in Italian
Harfang des neiges in French
Harfang des neiges in French
Schneeeule in German
Schneeeule in German
Schnéieil in Luxembourgish
Sneeuwuil in Dutch
Sneugle in Danish
Sneugle in Danish
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English
Snøugle in Norwegian
baltoji pelėda in Lithuanian
baltā pūce in Latvian
belaňa tundrová in Slovak
chouette harfang in French
coruja-das-neves in Portuguese
duc blanc in Catalan–Valencian
fjälluggla in Swedish
harfang des neiges in French
harfang des neiges in French
hóbagoly in Hungarian
lumekakk in Estonian
puchacz śnieżny in Polish
sneeuwuil in Dutch
snežna sova in Slovenian
snowy owl in English
snowy owl in English
sovice sněžní in Czech
tunturipöllö in Finnish
Белая сова in Russian
シロフクロウ in Japanese
雪鴞 in Chinese
雪鸮 in Chinese
Schnee-Eule in German
Schnee-Eule in German
Sneeuwuil in Dutch
Sneugle in Danish
Sneugle in Danish
Snjóugla in Faroese
Snjóugla in Faroese
Snowy Owl in English
Snowy Owl in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Avibase - the world bird database.
  2. Banks, Richard C., C. Cicero, J. L. Dunn, A. W. Kratter, P. C. Rasmussen, J. V. Remsen, Jr., et al., 2003: Forty-fourth supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds. The Auk, vol. 120, no. 3. 923-931.
  3. Detienne, Jennifer C., Denver Holt, Mathew T. Seidensticker, and Tim Pitz, 2008: Diet of Snowy Owls Wintering in West-Central Montana, with Comparisons to Other North American Studies. Journal of Raptor Research, vol. 42, no. 3. 172-179.
  4. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  5. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  6. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  7. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  8. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
  9. SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
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