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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Least Concern bird
Measurements
Shoulder Height
50 cm
1'8"
Body Length
55 cm
1'10"
Weight
1.4 kg
3 lbs
Wingspan
1.4 m
4'7"
About Great Horned Owl
The great horned owl is one of the most widespread owls in the Americas. With a wingspan of 140cm and weighing 1.4 kg, it is a powerful nocturnal predator.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Bubo
Ecology
- Diet
- carnivore
- Habitat
- forest, grassland, desert
- Continent
- North America, South America
Fun Fact
Great horned owls have a grip strength of about 28 pounds per square inch, similar to a large dog bite.
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