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Burrowing owl

Athene cunicularia

Photo by BrunoMoller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are often active during the day.
•They eat small rodents, invertebrates, frogs, small lizards and birds.
•They live and nest in burrows.

Habitat:

Grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts and open dry areas with low vegetation
-I saw these owls in São Roque (SP, Brazil)

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