Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Alternative combinations: Bubo scandiaca, Nyctea scandiaca, Strix scandiaca
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Bubo according to L. Carrera et al. 2018
See also Bedetti and Pavia 2007, Clements et al. 2017, Harrison 1987, Linnaeus 1758 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Bubo africanus, Bubo arvernensis, Bubo bubo, Bubo florianae, Bubo incertus, Bubo insularis, Bubo lacteus, Bubo leguati, Bubo poirrieri, Bubo sinclairi, Bubo sumatranus, Bubo virginianus
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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