..     SNOWY OWL (nyctea scandiaca).     ..

Image: John Gould

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Length: 52-66cm

Wingspan: 1.25-1.50m

Weight: 0.7-2.9kg

Deep, booming 'kroo kroo'

 

 

Arctic tundra.

 

 

 

EU25: Rare

IUCN: Least Concern

 

57x45mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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4-9

30-32 days

51-57 days

Breeding Season: from May

32 years

 

 

0-22 pairs

 

 

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Variable due to environment: includes rodents, smaller mammals, birds up to the size of geese and other birds of prey, including buzzards.

Shallow depression on the ground.

 

 

Northern Scandanavia, northern Russia, Alaska and Canada.

 

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Harfang des Neiges

Schnee-Eule

Gufo delle Nevi

Sn�ugle

B�ho Nival

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