Bubo scandiacus

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Strigiformes • Familia: Strigidae • Genus: Bubo • Species: Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Bubo scandiacus

Synonyms

Bubo scandiaca
Nyctea nyctea
Nyctea scandiaca

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Snowy Owl']

• English: Snowy Owl
• العربية: بوم ثلجي, بوم الثلج
• مصرى: بوم ثلجى
• asturianu: l'uxu les ñeves
• Atikamekw: Wapahowisiw
• azərbaycanca: Qarlı bayquş, Qütb bayquşu
• башҡортса: Ҡуян ябалағы
• беларуская: Сава белая
• български: Полярна сова
• বাংলা: তুষার পেঁচা
• བོད་ཡིག: འུག་དཀར།
• brezhoneg: Kaouenn-erc'h
• bosanski: Snježna sova
• català: Duc blanc
• čeština: Sovice sněžní
• Cymraeg: Tylluan yr eira
• dansk: Sneugle
• Deutsch: Schnee-Eule
• Ελληνικά: Κουκουβάγια του χιονιού
• Esperanto: Neĝostrigo
• español: Buho nival, Búho Nival
• eesti: Lumekakk
• euskara: Elur-hontz
• فارسی: بوف برفی, جغد برفی
• suomi: Tunturipöllö
• føroyskt: Snjóugla
• français: Harfang des neiges
• Frysk: Snieûle, Snie-ûle
• Gaeilge: Ulchabhán sneachtúil
• Gàidhlig: Comhachag gheal
• galego: Bufo nival
• Gaelg: Hullad niaghtee
• עברית: אוח השלג
• हिन्दी: हिमउल्लू
• hrvatski: Bijela sova, Snježna sova
• magyar: Hóbagoly
• Iñupiatun: Ukpik
• ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ: ᐅᒃᐱᒃ
• inuktitut: ukpik
• íslenska: Snæugla
• italiano: Gufo delle nevi
• ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut: ᐅᒃᐱᒃ
• 日本語: シロフクロウ
• ქართული: თეთრი ბუ
• қазақша: Ақ жапалақ
• قازاقشا (تٴوتە): اق جاپالاق
• قازاقشا (جۇنگو): اق جاپالاق
• қазақша (кирил): Ақ жапалақ
• қазақша (Қазақстан): Ақ жапалақ
• qazaqşa (latın): Aq japalaq
• qazaqşa (Türkïya): Aq japalaq
• ಕನ್ನಡ: ಹಿಮ ಗೂಬೆ
• 한국어: 흰올빼미
• kernowek: Ula ergh
• Lëtzebuergesch: Schnéieil
• lietuvių: Baltoji pelėda
• latviešu: Baltā pūce
• македонски: Снежен був
• മലയാളം: സ്നോവി ഔൾ
• кырык мары: Ош тымана
• Bahasa Melayu: Burung hantu salji
• norsk bokmål: snøugle
• Nederlands: Sneeuwuil
• norsk nynorsk: Snøugle
• norsk: Snøugle
• Diné bizaad: Hakʼaz néʼéshjaaʼ
• occitan: Duc blanc
• ирон: Урс уыг
• polski: Puchacz śnieżny, sowa śnieżna
• Piemontèis: Nyctea scandiaca
• português: Coruja-das-neves
• română: Bufniță polară
• русский: Белая сова
• саха тыла: Хаар эбэ
• Scots: White oul
• davvisámegiella: Skuolfi
• Simple English: Snowy owl
• slovenčina: Belaňa tundrová
• slovenščina: Snežna sova
• julevsámegiella: guvggo
• anarâškielâ: Skyelfi
• nuõrttsääʹmǩiõll: viõʹlǧǧeshõʹppi
• shqip: Buf dëbore
• српски / srpski: Снежна сова
• српски (ћирилица): Снежна сова
• srpski (latinica): Snežna sova
• svenska: Fjälluggla
• தமிழ்: பனி ஆந்தை
• ไทย: นกเค้าแมวหิมะ, นกเค้าหิมะ
• Türkçe: Kar baykuşu
• татарча / tatarça: Ак ябалак
• українська: Сова біла
• vepsän kel’: Vauged pulo
• Tiếng Việt: Cú tuyết, Cú trắng
• 吴语: 雪鸮
• 粵語: 雪鴞
• Vahcuengh: Roeggyaeujmeuz Nae
• 中文: 雪鸮
• 中文（中国大陆）: 雪鸮
• 中文（简体）: 雪鸮
• 中文（繁體）: 雪鴞
• 中文（香港）: 雪鴞
• 中文（新加坡）: 雪鸮
• 中文（臺灣）: 雪鴞

• IOC link: Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) in order Strigiformes subcat
• IUCN: Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (Least Concern)

Images

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  Vlieland, Netherlands
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  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Delta, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Boundary Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Boundary Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Quebec, Canada
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  Toronto, Canada
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  Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, Canada
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  Canada
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  Barrow, Alaska, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
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  Cypress Creek NWR, Illinois, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA
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  Muskegon Co., Michigan, USA
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  Newburyport, Massachusetts
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  Newburyport, Massachusetts
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  Newburyport, Massachusetts
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  Newburyport, Massachusetts
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  Smithville Lake, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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  North Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland
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  North Uist, Hebrides, Scotland

Captive

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  Injured bird under rehabilitation, Howell nature center, Michigan, USA
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  Stuffed specimen, exhibited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan.

Maps and illustrations

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  From Birds and nature, 1905