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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus · Strigidae
Where it's found
Every region with Great Horned Owl in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Uncommon | #309 | |
| Belize | Rare | #122 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Uncommon | #263 | |
| Brazil | Uncommon | #804 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #261 | |
| Colombia | Rare | #584 | |
| Ecuador | Rare | #354 | |
| El Salvador | Rare | #101 | |
| French Guiana | Rare | #258 | |
| Guatemala | Uncommon | #161 | |
| Guyana | Uncommon | #100 | |
| Honduras | Uncommon | #133 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #540 | |
| Nicaragua | Rare | #101 | |
| Paraguay | Rare | #122 | |
| Peru | Legendary | #380 | |
| Suriname | Rare | #123 | |
| United States of America | Common | #551 | |
| Uruguay | Uncommon | #118 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Uncommon | #184 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #103 | |
| Alaska | Uncommon | #132 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #108 | |
| Arizona | Common | #172 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #100 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #180 | |
| California | Common | #256 | |
| Colorado | Common | #165 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #102 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #086 | |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #064 | |
| Florida | Common | #149 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #111 | |
| Idaho | Common | #121 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #105 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #093 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #091 | |
| Kansas | Common | #103 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #096 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #102 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #111 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #106 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #116 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #122 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #113 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #119 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #128 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #121 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #127 | |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #105 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #102 | |
| New Jersey | Uncommon | #110 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #163 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #143 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncommon | #080 | |
| North Carolina | Uncommon | #127 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #087 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #067 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #115 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #113 | |
| Oklahoma | Common | #113 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #130 | |
| Oregon | Common | #169 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #118 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Rare | #066 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #119 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #090 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #099 | |
| South Carolina | Uncommon | #108 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #114 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #105 | |
| Texas | Common | #213 | |
| Utah | Common | #135 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #097 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #136 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #156 | |
| West Virginia | Uncommon | #087 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #110 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #113 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #078 | |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #244 | Vagrant |
| French Polynesia | Rare | #034 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Rare | #220 | Vagrant · Introduced |
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Field notes
What to look for
A big, bulky owl with ear tufts, a rusty face disk, a white throat bib and piercing yellow eyes.
Where
Everywhere: city parks, farmyards, river valleys and forest.
When
Year-round; hooting duets from December, nesting in February.
Tips
Alberta's provincial bird and its commonest large owl. Long-eared owls are far slimmer with closer-set tufts.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#109 · Rare🐦Great Grey Owl
#110 · Legendary🐦Prairie Falcon
#106 · Rare🐦Peregrine Falcon
#105 · Rare🐦Barred owl
#111 · Rare🐦Northern hawk-owl
#112 · Rare
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