Friday, September 7, 2018

Finland: Northern Hawk Owl.

The northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) is a non-migratory owl that usually stays within its breeding range. The northern hawk-owl has a smokey white face with a black border, a flat head, yellow eyes and a yellow curved beak. Three subspecies exist across the northern holarctic. The North American subspecies S. u. caparoch spans from eastern Alaska through Canada to Newfoundland and in some areas extends south into northern United States. The other two subspecies are found in Eurasia: S. u. tianschanica breeds in central Asia reaching Xinjiang (China) and S. u. ulula resides across Eurasia reaching Siberia at its most eastern range.


Thanks to Ms Tiina.

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