Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) Science Article 1 abstract The Snowy Owl has, during the last 70 years, bred in Finnish Lapland only in 1974, 1987, and 1988. We collected diet material directly from nest bowls, and from pellets found around the nests and at the resting sites of adults and young. These three parts may […]
Tag: Nyctea scandiaca
DAILY TEMPERATURE CYCLES IN BARRED, GREAT-HORNED AND SNOWY OWLS
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) Science Article 3 abstract This paper reports preliminary data on daily rhythmic fluctuations in skin and deep body temperatures of captive owls, and is a by-product of research aimed at the development of radio-telemetric techniques suitable for continuous, simultaneous monitoring of certain physiological and behavioral activities of unrestrained birds in the […]
First fossil record of the Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus, 1758)(Aves: Strigidae) from Bulgaria
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) Science Article 2 abstract The Snowy Owl is a resident species, spread in the Arctic zone. Sometimes itmakes irregular dispersial movements to the south. It inhabits the hilly tundraand rocky coasts. It nests on the ground. Separate individuals may reach the Temperate zone during their nomadic migrations (Harrison, 1982). Zlatozar BOEV, […]
Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Nyctea scandiaca | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Snowy Owl | [FR] Harfang des neiges | [DE] Schnee-Eule | [ES] Buho nival | [NL] Sneeuwuil Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Bubo scandiacus NA, EU n Genus Members of the genus Bubo are the largest of the owls. […]