Great Horned Owl
species of bird
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Summary
Great Horned Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,041 views/month, #376 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Bubo[5]
- Taxon name: Bubo virginianus[6]
- Commons category: Bubo virginianus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bubo virginianus[8]
- Commons gallery: Bubo virginianus[9]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[10]
- Short name: B. virginianus[11]
- Taxon common name: tylluan gorniog fawr[12], Great Horned Owl[13], Virginiauhu[14], Búho americano[15], duc de Virgínia[16], výr virginský[17], ameerika kassikakk[18], Amerikahubro[19], Виргинский филин[20], アメリカワシミミズク[21], Amerikansk Stor Hornugle[22], amerikanhuuhkaja[23], amerikai uhu[24], puchacz wirginijski[25]
- Wingspan: 1.34 m[26]
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Identifiers
Great Horned Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 20044[27]. Great Horned Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56268[28]. Great Horned Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5959118[29]. Great Horned Owl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177884[30].
Why It Matters
Great Horned Owl has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]