Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
| Also known as: | Great gray owl |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Genus | Strix (1) |
- Great grey owls feed mainly on small rodents, and are able to accurately locate prey under two feet of snow.
- Great grey owls can be found in dense coniferous forests across much of the northern hemisphere.
- Great grey owls have the largest facial disk of any bird of prey.
- When food is scarce the female great grey owl will starve in order to feed her chicks, and may lose up to a third of her body weight.
Classifed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix III of CITES (2).
Information on the great grey owl is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
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IUCN Red List (September, 2010)
http://www.iucnredlist.org -
CITES (September, 2010)
http://www.cites.org