Burrowing owl - Wikipedia
WEBThe burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), also called the shoco, is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open, dry area with low vegetation. [3]
Burrowing Owl Identification - All About Birds
WEBBurrowing Owls are small, sandy colored owls with bright-yellow eyes. They live underground in burrows they’ve dug themselves or taken over from a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. They live in grasslands, deserts, and other open habitats, where they hunt mainly insects and rodents.
Burrowing Owl | Audubon Field Guide
WEBColorful fiction once held that owls, prairie-dogs, and rattlesnakes would all live in the same burrow at once. A long-legged owl of open country, often active by day, the Burrowing Owl is popular with humans wherever it occurs, but it …
Burrowing Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
WEBBurrowing Owls are small, sandy colored owls with bright-yellow eyes. They live underground in burrows they’ve dug themselves or taken over from a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. They live in grasslands, deserts, and other open habitats, where they hunt mainly insects and rodents.
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBOverview. Burrowing owls are small, unusual owls that nest in underground burrows instead of trees. They live in wide-open, sparsely vegetated areas like prairies, deserts, grasslands and agricultural fields.
Burrowing Owl - American Bird Conservancy
WEBUnlike other owls such as the Barn Owl and Long-eared Owl, the Burrowing Owl is often active during the day. Inhabiting wide-open spaces, this owl perches on the ground, where it's effectively camouflaged by its brown and white-speckled plumage.
Burrowing Owl - National Wildlife Federation
WEBThe burrowing owl is a ground-dwelling bird species. This owl's characteristics include long legs, a brown body with speckles of white, and the absence of ear tufts. Both males and females stand about 10 inches (25 centimeters) tall and weigh six ounces (170 grams).
Burrowing owl - Smithsonian's National Zoo
WEBBurrowing owls are one of the smallest owl species. Unlike most owls, they are very active during the day and nest in underground burrows. They are native to the deserts, plains and fields of western North America, and the …
Burrowing Owl Life History - All About Birds
WEBBurrowing Owls are small, sandy colored owls with bright-yellow eyes. They live underground in burrows they’ve dug themselves or taken over from a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. They live in grasslands, deserts, and other open habitats, where they hunt mainly insects and rodents.
Burrowing owl | Adaptations, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
WEBburrowing owl, (Athene cunicularia), small owl of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) that inhabits prairie lands of the Western Hemisphere from southwestern Canada to Tierra del Fuego. Burrowing owls live in holes abandoned by other animals. They eat mainly insects and small rodents.
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