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Snowy Owl

Nyctea scandiaca ORDER: STRIGIFORMES FAMILY: STRIGIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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At the extreme northern margins of the arctic tundra lives the Snowy Owl, the northernmost, heaviest, and most distinctively marked owl of North America. Largely diurnal, it spends much of its time perched still and silent on prominent lookouts, waiting to make forays for prey.

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Calls

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    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Generally silent in winter. Call a deep, powerful hoot. Also a series of harsh clicking.

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