The snowy owl, also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, is a large, white, owl of the true owl family. Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)
Species: B. scandiacus
Class: Aves
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Bubo
Order: Strigiformes
Kingdom: Animalia