Habitat
Arctic Tundra, from sea level into uplands. Wandering to taiga and temperate regions in winter, favoring forest edges, coastal grasslands or alpine regions.
Canada (NB), China (mainland), Faroe Islands, Finland (B) (NB), Greenland (B) (NB), Iceland (B) (NB), Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia (NB), Norway (B), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (NB), Russia (European) (B) (NB), St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (B), Sweden (B) (NB), United Kingdom (NB), USA (B).
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) [XC679718]
by id from Morioka Zoological Park ZOOMO, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan (call, voice of threatening, zoo collection)
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) [XC277681]
by Pietro DAmelio from Norrbottens l\u00e4n, Sweden (alarm call)
Nest
A shallow scrape in the ground, unlined, made by female.
Eggs (Guide)
3 - 9; matt, white; ellipsoidal. Incubation: about 31 days; mainly by female but often accompanied by male.
Young
Fledge in about 45 days. Fully independent after 9 - 11 weeks.
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
BirdLife International Species Factsheet