Species factsheet

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Order: Asio flammeus
Family: Owls (Strigidae)

Danish name: Mosehornugle

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Subspecies and Distribution

flammeus

North America, Europe, n Africa and n Asia

cubensis

Cuba

domingensis

Hispaniola

portoricensis

Puerto Rico

bogotensis

Colombia, Ecuador and nw Peru

galapagoensis

Galapagos Is.

pallidicaudus

Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname

suinda

s Peru and s Brazil to Tierra del Fuego

sanfordi

Falkland Is.

sandwichensis

Hawaiian Is.

ponapensis

e Caroline Is.

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