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    Surnia

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    Surnia
    Temporal range: Pliocene - Recent
    Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Strigiformes
    Family: Strigidae
    Genus: Surnia
    Duméril, 1805
    Species
    • Surnia ulula
    • †Surnia capeki
    • †Surnia robusta

    Surnia is a genus of owl that contains a single living species, the northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula).

    Two fossil species are known as well; Surnia capeki[1] and Surnia robusta,[2] both from the Plio-Pleistocene of Europe.

    References

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    1. ^ Dénes Jánossy (1972). "Die Mittelpleistozäne Vogelfauna der Stránská Skála" (PDF). Anthropos, Studia Musei Moraviae, Brno. New Series. 20: 35–64.
    2. ^ Dénes Jánossy (1978). "Plio-Pleistocene Bird Remains from the Carpathian Basin. III. Strigiformes, Falconiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes". Aquila. 84: 9–36.
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