short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Query: strigidae

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Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Title: Diseases and enemies of poultry
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Leonard Pearson, 1868-1909; Benjamin Harry Warren, 1858-1926
Subjects: Poultry Diseases Mammals Birds
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diseases_and_enemies_of_poultry_(1897)_(14564252409).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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