Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Ñacurutú
Jacurutu

Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Synonyms: Strix virginiana.

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Latest feeding records

Feeding

Group	Species	Date	User
Mammals	Rata Arrocera De Cabeza Grande (Hylaeamys megacephalus)	15/09/2025	Manuel Godoy
Birds	Torcaza Común (Zenaida auriculata)	28/01/2024	Javier Villamil
Mammals	Liebre Europea (Lepus europaeus)	17/04/2023	Mauricio Silvera
Birds	Lechuza de Campanario (Tyto furcata)	19/07/2022	Guillermo Marcaida
Birds	Lechuza de Campanario (Tyto furcata)	19/07/2022	Elsa Longo
Birds	Pollona Negra (Gallinula galeata)	19/10/2019	Andrés Cecconi
Birds	Pollona Negra (Gallinula galeata)	19/10/2019	Leonardo Caballero

Number of Photography: 600

Photography ID: 670890
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/09/2025
Pablo Richter

Photography ID: 669646
♂ ♀ Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/26/2026
Gustavo Puente

Photography ID: 664193
Adult
Maldonado
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/23/2025
Gustavo Marasco

Photography ID: 663164
Adult
Embalse de Río Tercero
Córdoba
Argentina
12/06/2025
Marcelo A Carranza

Photography ID: 663076
Ruta Nacional 36
Córdoba
Argentina
12/15/2025
Graciela Vega

Photography ID: 662278
Adult
Embalse de Río Tercero
Córdoba
Argentina
12/06/2025
Marcelo A Carranza

Photography ID: 662246
Adult
Embalse de Río Tercero
Córdoba
Argentina
12/06/2025
Marcelo A Carranza

Photography ID: 660521
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2025
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 660520
Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/22/2025
Dolores Fernandez

Photography ID: 660203
Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Trillo

Photography ID: 660202
Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Trillo

Photography ID: 660201
Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/09/2025
Diego Trillo

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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 9

Audio player	User	Date	Country	Province	Place	Sex	Life stage	It was observed	Details
	Analía Gonzalez	04/21/2024	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Villa Paranacito, Area Protegida Arroyo Las Palmas, Departamento Islas del Ibicuy	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Pablo Bruni	09/29/2023	Argentina	Chaco	Parque Nacional El Impenetrable	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	01/20/2021	Argentina	Córdoba	Campo Durando 2, Las Varillas	N/A	N/A	No	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	11/18/2020	Argentina	Córdoba	Campo Martinez, Villa San Esteban	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	09/09/2020	Argentina	Córdoba	Campo Durando 2, Las Varillas	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Hugo Caverzasi	01/29/2020	Argentina	Córdoba	Campo Durando 2, Las Varillas	N/A	N/A	Yes	No
	Diego Carus	02/09/2017	Argentina	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires	Lago de Regatas	Indistinguishable	Several	No	No
	Carlos M. Grassini	03/29/2015	Argentina	Entre Ríos	Continuación calle Guatemala entre camino "tres Hermanas" y la vía del ferrocarril, Chajarí	Indistinguishable	Adult	Yes	No