short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

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Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Date 1895
Source Lydekker, R. 1895 The Royal Natural History. Volume 4. Frederick Warne and Co. (from www.archive.org)
Author Richard Lydekker (1849–1915), Friedrich Specht (1839–1909)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ShortEaredOwlLyd.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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