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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Photo by Carolina
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Field Notes

Description:

Its a large owl native to the Americas.
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Adults have large ear tufts, a reddish, brown or gray face and a white patch on the throat.
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Its "horns" are neither ears nor horns, simply tufts of feathers. (That's funny because in spanish is called "Buho orejón" that means big ears owl - and I totally thought those were ears haha)

Habitat:

Found in a tropical forest in northern Colombia.

Notes:

I was walking through the forest and saw this big bird flying, (I thought it was a hawk), then the guides followed it and found it perched in a tree... (the story continues here - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9332616)

Reference Links:

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Great Horned Owl

Species ID Suggestions

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus
Seema
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Comments (10)
ChristyHolland
If you saw the male and female together, the female is usually the larger one. If you see the nest, the female is the only one who incubates the eggs. If you wanted to know for sure, you'd have to do an internal examination! I don't think I'd want to do that with those feet in the way!! I guess if you saw her lay the eggs you'd know... ;-)
LisaFP
Anyway to tell the difference between male and female?
Carolina
Thank you Seema, I've updated it :) I thought the "horns" were actually ears.
Seema
You are correct Carolina
Carolina
Thank you guys! I believe this is Bubo virginianus, but I'm not quite sure. What do you think?
Seema
wonderful..appreciable....never seen an owl in this pose:)
KarenL
I love its curious expression!

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PublishedMarch 2, 2012

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