short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Query: owl

Result: 638^th of 1909

Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bird_lore_(1904)_(14751372302).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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