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Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus)
Bubo virginianus mesembrinus (Oberholser, HC 1904)
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Bubo
Scientific:
Bubo virginianus mesembrinus
Original description
Citation:
(Oberholser, HC 1904)
Reference:
Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus.
27, no.1352 p.178,179
Protonym:
Asio magellanicus mesembrinus
Type locality:
San José Costa Rica.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32794#page/208/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
63764E9703E68E96
Avibase ID:
avibase-63764E97
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/63764E97
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686896
Geographic range:
- Bubo virginianus mesembrinus: southern Mexico (Isthmus of Tehuántepec) to northwestern Nicaragua (status south to western Panama unconfirmed)
Source: Clements checklist
Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus)
French:
Grand-duc d'Amérique (mesembrinus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca) ( Bubo virginianus mesembrinus) |
| Avilist 2025: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo virginianus mesembrinus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Bubo virginianus [virginianus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Costa Rican Great Horned Owl, Costa Rican Horned Owl, Great Horned Owl (mesembrinus), Great Horned Owl (Oaxaca), Oaxaca Great Horned Owl, Oaxaca Horned Owl
French: Grand-duc d'Amérique (mesembrinus)
Scientific: Asio magellanicus mesembrinus, Bubo virginianus mesembrinus
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