Snowy owl

Snowy owl
Bubo scandiacus / Snowy owl

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Habitat: Tundra, heath and moorlands
Continent: Europe
Food: Rodents, rabbits and birds
Gestation/breeding period: 32 days
Mode of life: Monogamous pairs during the breeding season, otherwise solitary
Class: Birds
Order: Strigiformes

Key facts

~ 70 cm
size

~ 3 kg
weight

~ 25 years
age

How endangered are Snowy owls?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

As inhabitants of the barren tundras, snowy owls are ground breeders.

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