Least ConcernShort-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
One of the 4 owlets on WAnimals
Birds · Strigiformes · Strigidae
Athene noctua
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its scientific name honours the Greek goddess Athena, symbol of wisdom. It is extremely sedentary, rarely straying more than 20 kilometres from where it hatched in its whole life.
Weight
169 g – 240 g
Size
21 cm – 23 cm
Life expectancy
3 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web; Animal Corner; AnAge; Earth Life; Understanding the Little Owl; EBSCO Research Starters; The Owl Pages; Giraffa
Best time: All year round; unlike other owls it shows itself by day, perched on posts, stone piles, ruins and roofs.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 192.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
