Surnia | |
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Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) | |
Scientific classification
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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, the northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula).
Two fossil species are known as well; Surnia capeki [1] and Surnia robusta, [2] both from the Plio-Pleistocene of Europe.