''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''
and ''
Surnia robusta'',
both from the
Plio-Pleistocene
The Plio-Pleistocene is an informally described geological pseudo-period, which begins about 5 million years ago (Mya) and, drawing forward, combines the time ranges of the formally defined Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs—marking from about 5&nbs ...
of
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
.
References
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Bird genera
Bird genera with one living species