short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)

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Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)
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English: Asio flammeus galapagoensis (syn. Otus galapagoensis)
Date 1841
Source The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
Author Charles Darwin, John Gould
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OtusGalapagoensis.jpg

The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a species of typical owl (family Strigidae). The short-eared owl is found in open country and grasslands. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Asio is a type of eared owl, and flammeus means "flame-coloured". The short-eared owl has one of the most widespread distributions of any bird.

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