Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosa (Forster,JR, 1772)

2015-10-10 Lebiazhie village. Northern Kazakhstan.	© Andrey Krasnikov

Distribution

Breeds on Altai at ridges Altaiskiy Tarbagatay and Southern Altai.

Biology

Very rare resident. Inhabits cedar-larch forests with crags up to 1800 m. Breeding in separate pairs in old nests of other birds. Clutches of 3-5 eggs. Brood of three juveniles recorded 27 August 1987.

Subspecies

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.