| Surnia | |
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| Northern hawk-owl(Surnia ulula) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Surnia Duméril, 1805 |
| Species | |
Surnia is a genus of owl that contains a single living species, thenorthern hawk-owl(Surnia ulula).
Two fossil species are known as well;Surnia capeki[1] andSurnia robusta,[2] both from thePlio-Pleistocene ofEurope.
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