Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia(Molina, GI, 1782)
English (US) Burrowing Owl
The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) 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
- Athene cunicularia
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Burrowing Owl
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 18 subspecies for this species.
- Athene cunicularia hypugaea
- Athene cunicularia rostrata
- Athene cunicularia floridana
- Athene cunicularia amaura
- Athene cunicularia guadeloupensis
- Athene cunicularia guantanamensis
- Athene cunicularia troglodytes
- Athene cunicularia brachyptera
- Athene cunicularia minor
- Athene cunicularia carrikeri
- Athene cunicularia tolimae
- Athene cunicularia pichinchae
- Athene cunicularia nanodes
- Athene cunicularia juninensis
- Athene cunicularia boliviana
- Athene cunicularia grallaria
- Athene cunicularia cunicularia
- Athene cunicularia partridgei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Cunicularia
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.263
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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