great-horned owl
German translation: Bubo virginianus = Amerikanischer Uhu / Virginia-Uhu
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| na | Grosse Horneule |
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| na | it is a big bird! - a Grosse Ohreule |
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| na | Virginia- od. Amerikanischer Uhu (Bubo virginianus) |
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| na | (Virginischer) Uhu (Bubo virginianus) |
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| na | Bubo virginianus = Amerikanischer Uhu / Virginia-Uhu |
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| na | Sorry! Sorry! |
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Grosse Horneule Explanation: I'm not absolutely certain, but still quite so. Couldn't find a perfect link, but a near perfect :-> Cheerio, Dierk Reference: http://gutenberg.aol.de/wieland/dschinn/dschinaf.htm |
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it is a big bird! - a Grosse Ohreule Explanation: Langenscheidt & Duden - Just as logical as horned owel because the name refers to tufts of feathers on the head that could be taken for ears or horns. |
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Virginia- od. Amerikanischer Uhu (Bubo virginianus) Explanation: Laut Webster ist der lateinische Name Bubo virginianus und der heißt im deutschen Virginia - oder amerikanischer Uhu. Hth Iris Reference: http://www.geocities.com/~biologybooks/biologi.htm |
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(Virginischer) Uhu (Bubo virginianus) Explanation: Having seen both Great Horned Owls and Uhus, I immediately thought Uhu must be it. The European Uhu ist Bubo bubo. Webster's bears out Great Horned Owl = Bubo virginianus. Langenscheidt confirms Virginischer Uhu (Bubo virginianus). Kristina |
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Bubo virginianus = Amerikanischer Uhu / Virginia-Uhu Explanation: Hi Patricia, Again the Internet was very helpful. The scientific name is "Bubo virginianus". Bubo means that this owl is part of the Uhu familie. The German name is "Amerikanischer Uhu" or more common "Virginia-Uhu" Unter the link "http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/a/b57.html" you'll find a beautiful picture of this bird. I also left two reliable sources for the German name: the Berlin Zoo and the Uni Hohenheim. The last page is very interesting, as it lists English, scientific and German names. Reference: http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~roeglinx/htvogel.htm Reference: http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~bahagish/Strigiformes.html |
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Sorry! Sorry! Explanation: I have just finished looking at all the great references above for "Bubo virginianus". I am now sure they are 100% correct and that the Duden and Langenscheidt name "Ohreule" is wrong. One of them probably got it wrong ages ago and it was then copied by the other. Strangely enough they also had the wrong name for the "burrowing owl", they called it a "Höhleneule". Now I have learned not to use those two dictionaries for birds. |
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