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Snow Owl

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"Arctic Owl" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Arctic Owl (horse).
Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 175

Male.jpg
Male
Snowy Owl - Schnee-Eule.jpg
Female
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo
Species: B. scandiacus
Binomial name
Bubo scandiacus
(Linnaeus, 175

Cypron-Range Bubo scandiacus.svg

Breeding Non Breeding
Synonyms
Strix scandiaca Linnaeus, 1758
Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus, 175

The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia. Males are almost all white, while females have more flecks of black plumage. Juvenile snowy owls have black feathers until they turn white. The snowy owl is a ground nester that primarily hunts rodents and waterfowl, and opportunistically eats carrion. Most owls sleep during the day and hunt at night, but the snowy owl is active during the day, especially in the summertime.