Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus(Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
English (US) Short-eared Owl
The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Asio flammeus
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-eared Owl
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 11 subspecies for this species.
- Asio flammeus flammeus
- Asio flammeus cubensis
- Asio flammeus domingensis
- Asio flammeus portoricensis
- Asio flammeus bogotensis
- Asio flammeus galapagoensis
- Asio flammeus pallidicaudus
- Asio flammeus suinda
- Asio flammeus sanfordi
- Asio flammeus sandwichensis
- Asio flammeus ponapensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Flammea
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
- Type locality
- Sweden.
- Original description
- Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.617 pl.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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