Great-Horned Owl

• Scientific Name: Bubo Virginianus
• Common Name: Great-Horned Owl
• Diet: anything it can kill
• Color: brownish gray
• Size: 22 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: large ear tufts, barred breast, yellow eyes
• Nest: platform
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Bubo
• Family: Strigidae (owls)
• Order: Strigiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: virginianus