Northern hawk-owl
SpeciesOwls
A medium-sized northern owl, often active by day
1.25Uncommon
Uncommon
Northern hawk-owl
- Owls
The northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula, is a medium-sized true owl of northern latitudes. It is non-migratory and generally remains within its breeding range, although it sometimes irrupts southward. Unlike many owls, it is not strictly nocturnal or crepuscular and is often active during the day. It is the only living species in the genus Surnia, within the typical owl family Strigidae.
- Scientific name
- Surnia ulula
- Family
- Strigidae
- Activity
- Often active during the day
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Northern hawk-owl (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q193192
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Dan Frendin. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsDan Frendin, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 90 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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