Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 58,067
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The great horned owl, also known as the tiger owl or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extremely adaptable bird with a vast range and is the most widely distributed true owl in the Americas. Its diet consists primarily of rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles; it remains one of the few regular predators of skunk. Hunting also includes rodents, larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great horned owl”.