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Hawk Owl Surnia ulula [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
BTO Codes:
, HAWOW
EURING No:
7500
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
ulula , caparoch recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
38 cm
Wingspan:
78 cm
Weight:
M/F: 310 g
Scientific name from:
poss. Gr.: surnion =an owl
and L.: ululare =to howl (orig. onomatopoeic)
World Distribution:
Scandinavia, n&c Asia, n North America
Habitat:
Boreal forest & forest edge
Diet:
Small voles and small birds, mostly during the day
TitBit:
The Hawk Owl can detect prey by sight at a distance of up to 800 meters (half a mile) and seize prey under 1 foot of snow
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Cornwall, 1830
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
2
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Clyde
(1868),
Northeast
(1898),
Shetland
(1983),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1903),
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Cornwall
(1966),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Northern Hawk-owl
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Hřgeugle
Dutch:
Sperweruil
Finnish:
Hiiripöllö
French:
Chouette épervičre
German:
Sperbereule
Hungarian:
Karvalybagoly
Icelandic:
Haukugla
Irish:
Italian:
Ulula
Norwegian:
Haukugle
Polish:
Sowa jarzebata
Portuguese:
Coruja-gaviăo
Spanish:
Búho gavilán
Swedish:
Hökuggla
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Mikkola, H. 1983 Owls of Europe Poyser, Calton
[598.71 MIK]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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