Species Detail - Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "eBIRD Bird Records for 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
18
6
4
05/02/1990
27/12/2016
1 January (recorded in 2015)
31 December (recorded in 2008)
eBIRD, eBIRD Bird Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/435/Species/280263