Great Gray Owl

Strix nebulosa

Order

STRIGIFORMES

Family

True Owls (Strigidae)

Code 4

GGOW

Code 6

STRNEB

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Yellow.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Striped, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Gray-brown with paler mottling.
Forehead Color: Gray-brown with paler mottling. Distinct dark rings framing gray facial disk.
Nape Color: Gray-brown with paler mottling.
Throat Color: White with gray wash and a central dark patch.
Cere color: Gray

BODY

Length Range: 61-84 cm (24-33 in)
Weight: 771 g (27.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: White with gray wash. with median dark stripes.
Upperparts: Gray-brown with gray-washed white mottling.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Mottled
Breast Pattern: Mottled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Silent direct flight., Quick, deep wing strokes., Several powerful wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 137-152 cm (54-60 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Gray and green
Upper Tail: Mottled gray-brown and pale gray.
Under Tail: Gray with gray-brown barring.
Leg Color: Feathered in white with gray wash..

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