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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [2] It has a number of unique adaptations to its habitat and lifestyle ...
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Vietnam.The avifauna of Vietnam include a total of 963 species, of which 18 are endemic, and 5 have been introduced.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
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In Hinduism, an owl is the vahana (mount) of the goddess Lakshmi, especially in the eastern region of India. [67] Owls are considered a symbol of wealth, prosperity, wisdom, good luck, and fortune. This is the reason why Owls are seen with Lakshmi, who is also the goddess of fortune, wealth, and prosperity.
Cross sectioned great grey owl specimen showing the extent of the body plumage, Zoological Museum, Copenhagen Skeleton of a true owl (Strigidae). While typical owls (hereafter referred to simply as owls) vary greatly in size, with the smallest species, the elf owl, being a hundredth the size of the largest, the Eurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston's fish owl, owls generally share an extremely ...
Detail of an eye of an eagle-owl. The genus Bubo was introduced in 1805 by the French zoologist André Duméril for the horned owls. [2] The type species is the Eurasian eagle-owl. [3] The word bubo is Latin for the Eurasian eagle owl and was used as the specific epithet for the species by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. [4]
The Ural owl (Strix uralensis) is a large nocturnal owl. It is a member of the true owl family, Strigidae. The Ural owl is a member of the genus Strix, that is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. [3] Both its common name and scientific name refer to the Ural Mountains of Russia where the type specimen was collected.
The rough-legged buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia during the breeding season, and migrates south for the winter. [3] Historically, it was also known as "rough-legged falcon" [4] in such works as ...