The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) is an adaptable bird with a large distribution native to the Americas. The coloration of the species is adapted for camouflage, as the underparts are light with brown horizontal barring. The upper wings are a mottled brown with heavy and complex, darker markings. They have a facial disc, and their ”horns” are tufts of feathers called plumicorns. Their diet is mostly rabbits and hares, rats, and mice, and voles, but they can freely hunt any animal they can overtake including larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
The Great Horned Owl has a wingspan in the range of 35.8”-59.8” (91-152 cm) and total weight of 2-5.5 lb (.9-2.5 kg). The body of the Great Horned Owl has an overall length between 16.9”-25.2” (43-64 cm), body width of 4.5”-6.7” (11.5-17 cm), and standing height of roughly 9.6”-14.2” (24.5-36 cm). The typical lifespan of the Great Horned Owl is between 13-35 years.
The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) is an adaptable bird with a large distribution native to the Americas. The coloration of the species is adapted for camouflage, as the underparts are light with brown horizontal barring. The upper wings are a mottled brown with heavy and complex, darker markings. They have a facial disc, and their ”horns” are tufts of feathers called plumicorns. Their diet is mostly rabbits and hares, rats, and mice, and voles, but they can freely hunt any animal they can overtake including larger mid-sized mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates.
The Great Horned Owl has a wingspan in the range of 35.8”-59.8” (91-152 cm) and total weight of 2-5.5 lb (.9-2.5 kg). The body of the Great Horned Owl has an overall length between 16.9”-25.2” (43-64 cm), body width of 4.5”-6.7” (11.5-17 cm), and standing height of roughly 9.6”-14.2” (24.5-36 cm). The typical lifespan of the Great Horned Owl is between 13-35 years.
