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Common Name

Burrowing Owl

Alternate Names

Common Type

Owl

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Athene

Species

cunicularia

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina

Number of Sub-Species

Eighteen Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts and any other dry open areas with low vegetation.

Distribution and Range

Throughout North and South America

Food

Spot prey from a perch then either swoop down or run down insects and small vertebrates.

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