Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
(L 9-9.25")
Lomas de Lachay
National Reserve
National Reserve
Peru
15May09
Found in dry grasslands and
deserts...active during the day.
deserts...active during the day.
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
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Bob Sundstrom
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Ornithology
Ornithology
Athene is after the Greek
goddess Athene who favorite
bird was the owl; cunicularia
in Latin means miner.
goddess Athene who favorite
bird was the owl; cunicularia
in Latin means miner.