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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 Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Carus02/09/2017ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasIndistinguishableSeveralNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
192877910/12/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural de Uso Múltiple Isla Martín GarcíaDiego Carus
227934505/03/2022ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCazadores y Echeverria, BelgranoDiego Carus
145041216/08/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
142412008/07/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
136709410/02/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresPlaza Sicilia, Parque 3 de FebreroDiego Carus
136616401/02/2021ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresPlaza Sicilia, Parque 3 de FebreroDiego Carus
133754326/12/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Diego Carus
128803112/09/2020ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresEcoparque de Buenos AiresDiego Carus
79898427/08/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de Regatas1Diego Carus
78590829/07/2018ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.