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Northern Hawk-owl

Surnia ulula

Description:

The females of this species tend to be slightly larger than the male with a length of 37.2–44.7 cm. They have a brown mottled back and lighter underneath with banding. The tail is long with brown banding. The face is white with a black border around the facial disk.

Habitat:

Boreal forests around the northern hemisphere.

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2 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Magnificent!

EsterGarcía
EsterGarcía 11 years ago

Wow!! Spectacular!

Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Feb 12, 2005
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013

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