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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

Synonyms: Strix virginiana.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 446847
  Adult
Balneario La Barra
Maldonado
Uruguay
12/24/2020
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 430880
  Adult
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
09/07/2020
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 426276
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/21/2020
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 426229
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/21/2020
Guillermo Marcaida
Foto
Photography ID: 423794
  Fledgling
La Paz
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/06/2020
Max Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 423330
  Juvenile
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/06/2020
Lucas De Ciria
Foto
Photography ID: 421985
  Adult
Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
11/18/2020
Andrés Cecconi



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi11/18/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Martinez, Villa San EstebanN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi09/09/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Durando 2, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi01/29/2020ArgentinaCórdobaCampo Durando 2, Las VarillasN/AN/AYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
133754326/12/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
140832524/12/2020UruguayMaldonadoBalneario La BarraAlejandra Pons
133784621/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasElsa Longo
133759221/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibas, CeibasGuillermo Marcaida
132552106/12/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasLucas De Ciria
133058805/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna norte 3a, Ceamse - Complejo Ambiental Norte iii1Jorge Fernando Di Laudo
132397205/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresZona Tigre, Ceamse - Complejo Ambiental Norte iii1Gustavo A Rocca
132587804/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresZona San Miguel, Ceamse - Complejo Ambiental Norte iiiGustavo A Rocca
132085101/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Lucio La Grotteria
132076401/12/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Inta, Parque Nacional Ciervo de los Pantanos1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.