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horned owl

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Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus).
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Any owl of the genus Bubo (family Strigidae), with hornlike tufts of feathers, especially the great horned owl. Other horned owls, all birds of prey, are found in Europe, Asia, and northern Africa (the eagle owl, or Eurasian eagle owl) and in Africa, India, Myanmar (Burma), and the Indonesian archipelago. They typically prey on rodents.
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Five avian families and 9 species of raptors were represented, with great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) and red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) most frequently affected.
J Wildl Dis: West Nile virus in raptors from Virginia during 2003: ... by Joyner, P.H.; Kelly, S.; Shreve, A.A. / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
Great horned owls have fearsome beaks and talons but are "big and clunky," says Templeton.
Dee for danger: Chickadees add notes as threat grows by Milius, S. / Science News
After Soren the barn owl is pushed out of his nest by a jealous older brother, he is captured by fierce Great Horned Owls and taken to a dreadful orphanage.
Lasky, Kathry: Guardians of Ga'hoole: the Capture by Childhood Education
 
 
 
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