short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Query: otus brachyotus

Result: 8^th of 8

Subject:	short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
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Otus brachyotus - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18400207.jpg

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short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Otus brachyotus
Date 1700-1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Buffon 8˚ p. 133 pl. 15 fig. 1
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otus_brachyotus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18400207.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.

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