short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Query: strigidae

Result: 265^th of 293

Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Author
Cornelius Nozeman (1720–1786)
Christiaan Andreas Sepp
Jan Christiaan Sepp (1739–1811)
Martinus Houttuyn (1720–1798)
Title
Nederlands: Velduil uit Nederlandsche vogelen; volgens hunne huishouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven
English: Short-eared owl from Nederlandsche vogelen (Dutch birds) by Nozeman and Sepp (1770-1829)

English: Plate 35 from the Nederlandsche vogelen by Nozeman and Sepp.
Nederlands: Plaat 35 uit de Nederlandsche vogelen door Nozeman en Sepp.
Date between 1770 and 1829
Modern scientific name of bird depicted: Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Modern English name of bird depicted: Short-eared owl
Modern Dutch name of bird depicted: Velduil
Dutch name as mentioned in book: Uil
Latin name as mentioned in book: Strix, Ulula
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nederlandsche_vogelen_(KB)_-_Asio_flammeus_(064a).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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