ADW: Bubo virginianus: CLASSIFICATION

Bubo virginianusgreat horned owl

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        ClassAvesbirds
        SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
        InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
        OrderStrigiformesowls
        FamilyStrigidaetypical owls
        GenusBuboeagle-owls and horned owls
        SpeciesBubo virginianusgreat horned owl
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus elachistus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus heterocnemis
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus lagophonus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus magellanicus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus mayensis
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus mesembrinus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus nacurutu
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus nigrescens
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus pacificus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus pallescens
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus saturatus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus subarcticus
        SubspeciesBubo virginianus virginianus

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassAvesbirds
OrderStrigiformesowls
FamilyStrigidaetypical owls
GenusBuboeagle-owls and horned owls
SpeciesBubo virginianusgreat horned owl

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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