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Great Horned Owl (pinorum)

Bubo virginianus pinorum Dickerman, RW; Johnson, AB 2008

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Bubo
Scientific:
  Bubo virginianus pinorum

Original description

Citation:
  Dickerman, RW; Johnson, AB 2008

Reference:
   Journal of Raptor Research 47 p.23,24 fig.1

Protonym:
  Bubo virginianus pinorum

Type locality:
  New Mexico, Bernalillo Co., Sandia Mountains, Cedar Crest (35°6.4'N, 106°22.6'W; elevation 2042 m). Collected by J. David Ligon on 15 December 2002

Link:
  https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-raptor-research/volume-42/issue-1/JRR-06-75.1/Notes-on-Great-Horned-Owls-Nesting-in-the-Rocky-Mountains/10.3356/JRR-06-75.1.full

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FEDC6B9953541DF7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FEDC6B99

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FEDC6B99

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063635

Geographic range:

  • Bubo virginianus pinorum: Great Basin and Rocky Mountains in western USA, from northeastern California and southern Idaho southward to northeastern Arizona, northern New Mexico, and western Texas (Guadalupe Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Great Horned Owl (pinorum)
French:
Grand-duc d'Amérique (pinorum)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Bubo virginianus pinorum
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Great Horned Owl (pinorum) ( Bubo virginianus pinorum)
Avilist 2025:
Bubo virginianus pinorum [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Bubo virginianus pinorum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Bubo virginianus [pallescens or pinorum]

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English: Great Horned Owl (pinorum)
French: Grand-duc d'Amérique (pinorum)
Scientific: Bubo virginianus pinorum

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