Great Horned Owl (Northern)
Bubo virginianus [virginianus] (= Bubo virginianus virginianus) (Gmelin, JF 1788)
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo virginianus virginianus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Strix virginiana
Type locality:
America = Virginia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/299/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AC8B8FC6F7F9AC93
Avibase ID:
avibase-AC8B8FC6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AC8B8FC6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177887
Great Horned Owl [virginianus]
Afrikaans:
Grootooruil (Noordelike)
Bulgarian:
Вирджински бухал [Група virginianus]
Catalan:
duc americà [grup virginianus]
Czech:
výr virginský [skupina virginianus]
Danish:
Amerikansk Stor Hornugle (Nordlig)
German:
Virginiauhu [viginianus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Búho Americano (Norteño)
Spanish (Spain):
Búho americano (norteño)
Finnish:
amerikanhuuhkaja (virginianus- ryhmä)
Icelandic:
Grímuúfur [virginianus hópur]
Dutch:
(Noord-)Amerikaanse oehoe
Norwegian:
amerikahubro (virginianus gr.)
Polish:
puchacz wirginijski [gr. virginianus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
jacurutu [grupo virginianus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Jacurutu [grupo virginianus]
Slovak:
výr bielobradý (bielobradý)
Serbian:
Severnoamerička buljina
Swedish:
virginiauv [gruppen virginianus]
Turkish:
Amerika Puhusu [virginianus grubu]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Horned Owl [virginianus] ( Bubo virginianus [virginianus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Great Horned Owl [virginianus] ( Bubo virginianus [virginianus]) |
| eBird version 2025: Great Horned Owl (Northern) ( Bubo virginianus [virginianus Group]) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Bubo virginianus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Grootooruil (Noordelike)
Bulgarian: Вирджински бухал [Група virginianus]
Catalan: duc americà [grup virginianus]
Czech: výr virginský [skupina virginianus]
Danish: Amerikansk Stor Hornugle (Nordlig)
German: Virginiauhu [viginianus-Gruppe]
English: Great Horned Owl (Northern), Great Horned Owl [virginianus]
[ENAV]: Great Horned Owl (Northern)
English, HBW: Great Horned Owl (Northern)
English (IOC): Great Horned Owl (Northern)
English (United States): Great Horned Owl (Northern)
Spanish: Búho Americano (Norteño)
Spanish (Argentine): Ñacurutú (grupo virginianus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Búho (Cuscungo) Coronado [grupo virginianus]
Spanish (Spain): Búho americano (norteño)
Spanish (Peru): Búho Americano (Norteño)
Spanish (Uruguay): Ñacurutú [Grupo virginianus]
Finnish: amerikanhuuhkaja (virginianus- ryhmä)
French: Grand-duc d'Amérique (groupe virginianus)
Icelandic: Grímuúfur [virginianus hópur]
Scientific: Bubo virginianus [virginianus Group], Bubo virginianus [virginianus], Bubo virginianus virginianus
Dutch: (Noord-)Amerikaanse oehoe
Norwegian: amerikahubro (virginianus gr.)
Polish: puchacz wirginijski [gr. virginianus]
Portuguese (Brazil): jacurutu [grupo virginianus]
Portuguese (Portugal): Jacurutu [grupo virginianus]
Slovak: výr bielobradý (bielobradý)
Serbian: Severnoamerička buljina
Swedish: virginiauv [gruppen virginianus]
Turkish: Amerika Puhusu [virginianus grubu]
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