by Jannah, Lena and Sarah JannahSunshine at 4:33 AM No comments: Thursday, May 15, 2008 Snowy owls The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. The Snowy Owl was first classified in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus , the Swedish naturalist who developed binomial nomenclature