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Strix nebulosa

Description

The great grey owl or great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called Phantom of the North, cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2497522https://www.gbif.org/species/2497522
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)373091https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=373091
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Strix : Strix nebulosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Strix : Strix nebulosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusStrixLinnaeus 1758
speciesStrix nebulosaJ.R.Forster 1772
Generic NameStrix
Common Namegreat gray owl
Scientific NameStrix nebulosa J.R.Forster, 1772
Name Published InPhilos. Trans. 62 p. 386, 424
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Strix nebulosaspeciesbelongs to Strixstated with evidenceForster, 1772
Strix nebulosaspeciesbelongs to Strixstated without evidenceZelenkov et al., 2008
Strix nebulosaspeciesbelongs to Strixstated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Strigidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Strigiformes)
Dietcarnivore, insectivore (based on Strigidae)
Reproductionoviparous, brooding (based on Strigiformes)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Common Name(s) Great Grey Owl, Great Gray Owl, Bartkauz, Lapinpöllö, Lappugla, Lappugle, Owl Lapugle, Lappuggla, Chouette Lapone, Allocco Della Lapponia, Cárabo Lapón, Laplanduil, Lapugle, Bradata Sova, Coruja-cinzenta, Gamarús De Lapònia, Habekakk, Laplandinė Pelėda, Puszczyk Mszarny, Puštík Vousatý, Sova Tmavá, Szakállas Bagoly, Ziemeļpūce, Бородатая неясыть, カラフトフクロウ, 乌林鸮, 烏林鴞
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strix_nebulosa

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Strix nebulosa lapponica
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Strix nebulosa nebulosa
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1772Strix nebulosa Forster
2008Strix nebulosa Zelenkov et al.
2017Strix nebulosa Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Zelenkov N. V., Kurochkin E. N., et al (2008) Birds of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene from the Palaeolithic Djuktai cave site of Yakutia, eastern Siberia, Oryctos 7, 217-226
Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Gärdenfors (ed.) (2000) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2000 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
(2003) database, http://www.menv.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/centre.htm - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
(2005) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.08.07 - via Catalogue of Life
(2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005) - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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