''Surnia'' is a genus of owl that contains a single living species, the
northern hawk-owl
The northern hawk-owl or northern hawk owl (''Surnia ulula'') is a medium-sized true owl of the northern latitudes. It is non-migratory and usually stays within its breeding range, though it sometimes irrupts southward. It is one of the few owl ...
''(Surnia ulula)''.
Two fossil species are known as well; ''
Surnia capeki
''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 of Europe
Euro ...
''
and ''
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'' and '' Surnia robusta'', both from the Plio-Pleistocene of Europe
Europ ...
'',
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&nb ...
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 subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
.
References
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Bird genera
Bird genera with one living species