page_title: Snowy owl
hierarchical_section_title: Snowy owl
caption_attribution_description: Français cadien: Snowy-owl
context_page_description: The Snowy owl is an owl native to the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. They hunt rodents.
  Lemmings are a favourite prey.
  The male's mating call sounds like krek-krek, while the female's mating call sounds like pyee-pyee or prek-prek.
  In the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry is assigned a female snowy owl as his animal companion. Her name is Hedwig.
context_section_description: The Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is an owl native to the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. They hunt rodents.
  Lemmings are a favourite prey.
  The male's mating call sounds like krek-krek, while the female's mating call sounds like pyee-pyee or prek-prek.
  In the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (USA edition: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), Harry is assigned a female snowy owl as his animal companion. Her name is Hedwig.
caption: Snowy owl during flight
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