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Coruja-buraqueira / Burrowing owl

Athene cunicularia

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Field Notes

Description:

A Coruja-buraqueira, como o próprio nome diz, vive em buracos cavados no solo e alimenta-se de insetos e de vertebrados de pequeno porte como roedores, anfíbios, répteis e morcegos. Esta da foto foi fotografada no Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, em Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Burrowing Owl, as the name implies, live in holes dug in the ground and feeds on insects and small vertebrates like rodents, amphibians, reptiles and bats. This of the photo was photographed at the Serra dos Órgãos National Park in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Habitat:

Ela estava em uma região montanhosa a cerca de 1000 metros de altitude.
She was in a mountainous region about 1,000 meters above sea level.

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