short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Query: owl

Result: 632^nd of 1910

Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

Otus brachyotus - 1809-1845 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18400193.jpg

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short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Otus brachyotus
Date 1809-1845
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Schinz
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otus_brachyotus_-_1809-1845_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18400193.tif

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.

owl
632/1910

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