short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

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Short-eared Owl female, (Strix flammea=Asio flammeus), from "Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vogel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen", drawn and engraved by Johann Conrad Susemihl and published by M. B. Borkhausen in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1805.
Date 1805
Source http://ora-web.swkk.de/digimo_online/digimo.Digitalisat_anzeigen?p_id=275&p_sort=1&h=300&p_konvolut=
Author Johann Conrad Susemihl (1767-)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Conrad_Susemihl25.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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