MD-2071 Ural Owl

Yesterday I received a wonderful postcard with the Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) - huhurezul mare in Romanian, from Leisea (Moldova).

"In Europe, the breeding population is estimated to number 53000-140000 breeding pairs, equating to 159000-420000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004). Europe forms 5-24% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 500000-8000000 individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed." - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species About postcard: Posta Moldovei - Moldavian Post, 2009, painter Vasile Movileanu, no.312/09, 3000 copies issued.