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Bubo virginianus
great horned owl
Lava Beds National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bubo virginianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		great horned owl
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Strigiformes, Family Strigidae, Genus Bubo, Species Bubo virginianus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNR
Evidence:		23 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 13 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alagnak Wild River
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Greenbelt Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Joshua Tree National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Katmai National Park and Preserve	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Monocacy National Battlefield	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Noatak National Preserve	North Cascades National Park
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Olympic National Park	Oregon Caves National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	4/19/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 12:16:17 PM

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