| Great grey owl | |
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| Strix nebulosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Strix |
| Species: | S. nebulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Strix nebulosa Forster, 1772
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The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) (also great gray owl in American English) is an owl, which is the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called the Phantom of the North, cinereous owl (this name is also used for Strix sartorii), spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.[3]
- ^ "Strix nebulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. BirdLife International. 2021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22689118A199144259.en. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Appendices". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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