birdandhike.com
Home | Wildlife | Birds | Owl Family
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Birds Around Las Vegas, Wildlife Around Las Vegas
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

General Description: Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) are large, chunky, dark owls with long ear tufts (the "horns") and a white throat. The overall color is gray, but there is some rust mixed in, and the facial disk is rusty colored.

Taxonomy: Strigiformes, Strigidae.

Favored Habitat: Desert scrub with cliffs where they can roost in caves and crevices, or areas with large trees.

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Note white throat, which separates this species from Long-eared Owl

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, look for Great Horned Owls in the rural areas on the outskirts of town where they can occasionally be found roosting in trees.

Comments:

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) If you were a tasty bunny or a little skunk, this might be the last face you ever see!
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl in an Eastern Joshua Tree
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl in a cottonwood tree
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl; Balmorhea, Texas
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl nest; Dunedin, Florida
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl on nest; Dunedin, Florida
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl fledgling with downy head feathers
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl juvenile in cottonwood tree
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl fledgling in flight
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl fledgling in flight
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl eating a desert cottontail rabbit at Corn Creek
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl with a desert cottontail rabbit at Corn Creek
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl near Tucson, Arizona
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl near Tucson, Arizona

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
copyright; Last updated 240117

Owls Birds Around Las Vegas Wildlife Around Las Vegas Glossary Copyright, Conditions, Disclaimer Home
Google Ads