Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Order

STRIGIFORMES

Family

True Owls (Strigidae)

Code 4

GHOW

Code 6

BUBVIR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Yellowish hazel in young, becoming steel gray tinged with yellow, then brilliant yellow from age 30 days into adulthood.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Crested or plumed, Streaked, Unique pattern
Crown Color: White with gray wash. with pale brown mottling.
Forehead Color: Gray-brown with paler mottling and white eyebrows. Red-brown facial disk bordered in black.
Nape Color: White with gray wash. with pale brown mottling.
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Black

BODY

Length Range: 46-64 cm (18-25 in)
Weight: 1360 g (48 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Gray
Underparts: Red-brown with dark barring and white upper breast.
Upperparts: Dark brown with gray-brown mottling.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked, Mottled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flap and glide flight., Strong silent wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 91-152 cm (36-60 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Dark brown with gray-brown mottling.
Under Tail: Red-brown with dark barring.
Leg Color: Feathered in dark to buff, occasionally with pale brown spotting.

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