Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Described by: Pontoppidan (1763)
Alternate common name(s): The Pueo
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 18, 2002 © William Hull  Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA - Dec 25, 2003 © Clint Murray  Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA - Feb 5, 2005 © Glen Tepke  Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA - Feb 5, 2005 © Glen Tepke  Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA - Feb 5, 2005 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

Cosmopolitan, almost worldwide distribution; Three major populations and several islands populations;
(1) Iceland, Europe in the British Isles and Scandinavia e. across n. Russia and n. Siberia to Anadyrland and the Kamchatka Peninsula and s. to s. Europe (Senne, w. Slovakia), ne. Mongolia, ne. China, n. Africa and North America from n. Alaska, n. Canada in n. Yukon, n. Mackenzie, c. Keewatin, n. Quebec, n. Labrador and Newfoundland s. to the e. Aleutains, s. Alaska, s. California, n. Nevada, Utah, ne. Colorado, Kansas, w. Kentucky, n. Virginia and New Jersey.
(2) E. Caroline Is. (Pohnpei Is.).
(3) Hawaiian Is. (Kaua'i, Maui and Hawaii)
West Indies:
(4) Cuba and Hispaniola.
(5) Puerto Rico.
(6) N. Venezuela. Guyana and Surinam
(7) Colombia, Ecuador and nw. Peru.
(8) Galapagos Is.
(9) S. Peru, wc. Bolivia and s. Brazil s. Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Juan Fernandez Is.
(10) Falkland Is.

Videos

Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 18, 2002 Source: William Hull
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Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 18, 2002 Source: William Hull
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Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 18, 2002 Source: William Hull
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Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 18, 2002 Source: William Hull
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Voice of America Park, Butler County, Ohio, USA - Jan 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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