Great gray owl Strix nebulosa

Identification Tips:

• Very large, nocturnal, predatory bird
• Large, rounded head
• Yellow eyes
• Gray facial disks with darker rings
• Gray upperparts with paler barring
• Pale underparts with large, dark irregular streaks
• Sexes similar

Similar species:

The Great Gray Owl is larger and grayer than other owls and lacks ear tufts.