Owls

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia
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Length: 10 in. (24 cm )
This long-legged owl is often active during the daytime and most often seen sitting on the ground near its burrow. Occasionally they fly up to fence posts or telephone lines where they become even more obvious. Burrowing Owls are confined to prairies, grasslands and open desert areas where they feed on large insects, small mammals and lizards. This species nests in similar habitats all the way south to Argentina.

The four-digit banding code is BUOW.

Male | Scott Streit

Female | Robert Shantz



Agricultural

Desert

Grasslands
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Bird Sound Type: Hooting
Sex of Bird: Male
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Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Burrowing Owl
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: November 14, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/burrowing-owl

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Burrowing Owl. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved November 14, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/burrowing-owl

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Burrowing Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/burrowing-owl

For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Burrowing Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 14 Nov 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/burrowing-owl

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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