Species Detail - Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare birds of Ireland".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
NHMSYS0021003743
RecommendedWell-formed
Bubo scandiaca (Linnaeus, 1758), Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus, 1758), Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus), Surnia nyctea (Linnaeus)
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Red List
busca
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird
Species
91
58
35
01/01/1827
05/06/2014
1 January (recorded in 2015)
31 December (recorded in 2008)
Irish Rare Bird Committee, Rare birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), accessed 14 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/271/Species/280263