Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl
Individual at the Little Rann of Kutch.
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Asio
Species:
A. flammeus
Binomial name
Asio flammeus
(Pontoppidan, 1763)
Range of A. flammeus
  Breeding
  Resident
  Passage
  Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Asio accipitrinus (Pallas, 1771)
  • Strix accipitrina Pallas, 1771
  • Strix flammea Pontoppidan, 1763
In flight
In Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may not be visible. The short-eared owl will display its tufts when in a defensive pose, although its very short tufts are usually not visible. The short-eared owl is found in open country and grasslands.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Asio flammeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22689531A202226582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22689531A202226582.en. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.