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Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia (Molina, GI 1782)

The burrowing owl is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas, deserts, or any other open, dry area with low vegetation. They nest and roost in burrows, such as those excavated by prairie dogs. Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are often active during the day, although they tend to avoid the midday heat. Like many other kinds of owls, though, burrowing owls do most of their hunting from dusk until dawn, when they can use their night vision and hearing to their advantage. Living in open grasslands as opposed to forests, the burrowing owl has developed longer legs that enable it to sprint, as well as fly, when hunting. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Athene
Scientific:
  Athene cunicularia

Original description

Citation:
  (Molina, GI 1782)

Reference:
   Saggio Storia Nat. Chili

Protonym:
  Strix Cunicularia

Type locality:
  Chile.

Link:
  https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/9635/?offset=#page=264&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B9EE9676FFEC8B11

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B9EE9676

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B9EE9676

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177946

Geographic range:

  • Athene cunicularia cunicularia: S Bolivia and s Brazil to Paraguay and Tierra del Fuego
  • Athene cunicularia hypugaea: SW Canada to El Salvador
  • Athene cunicularia rostrata: Isla Clarión (Revillagigedo Islands off w Mexico)
  • Athene cunicularia floridana: Prairies of central and s Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Isle of Pines
  • Athene cunicularia guantanamensis: Coastal n Cuba (Guantánamo Province)
  • Athene cunicularia troglodytes: Hispaniola, Gonâve and Beata islands
  • Athene cunicularia amaura: Formerly Nevis and Antigua (West Indies). Extinct
  • Athene cunicularia guadeloupensis: Formerly Guadeloupe (West Indies). Extinct
  • Athene cunicularia [brachyptera, arubensis or apurensis]: Aruba, Isla Maragarita, and northern Venezuela (south to the llanos of Apure, Barinas, and Cojedes) and adjacent northeastern Colombia
  • Athene cunicularia minor: S Guyana and adjacent extreme n Brazil (Roraima)
  • Athene cunicularia carrikeri: E Colombia
  • Athene cunicularia tolimae: W Colombia (Tolima)
  • Athene cunicularia pichinchae: W Ecuador (except for arid littoral)
  • Athene cunicularia [nanodes, intermedia or punensis]: coastal slope of western South American (southwestern Ecuador to northern Chile)
  • Athene cunicularia juninensis: Andes of central Peru (Junín) to w Bolivia and nw Argentina
  • Athene cunicularia boliviana: Bolivia
  • Athene cunicularia grallaria: E Brazil (Maranhão to Mato Grosso and Paraná)
  • Athene cunicularia partridgei: N Argentina (Corrientes Province)
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Burrowing Owl
Catalan:
Mussol de lloriguera
Czech:
sýček králičí
Danish:
Prærieugle
German:
Kaninchenkauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo de Madriguera
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo de Madriguera
Finnish:
preeriapöllö
French:
Chevêche des terriers
Croatian:
Sova jamarka
Hungarian:
üregi bagoly
Icelandic:
Grafugla
Italian:
Civetta delle tane
Japanese (romaji):
anahorifukurou
Japanese:
アナホリフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Urvinė pelėdikė
Dutch:
Holenuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Graveugle
Norwegian:
Graveugle
Polish:
pójdźka ziemna
Portuguese:
Coruja-buraqueira
Portuguese (Brazil):
coruja-buraqueira
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-buraqueiro
Russian:
Кроличий сыч
Slovak:
kuvik zemný
Serbian:
Sova jamarka
Swedish:
prärieuggla
Ukrainian:
Сич американський
Chinese:
穴小鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
穴鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chevêche des terriers ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Chevêche des terriers ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Clements 3rd edition:
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
eBird version 1.50:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Speotyto cunicularia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Speotyto cunicularia [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Speotyto cunicularia [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Burrowing Owl ( Speotyto cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Burrowing Owl ( Athene cunicularia) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Athene cunicularia [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Athene cunicularia [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: dovşan xarabaçılı
Bulgarian: Пещерна кукумявка
Catalan: Mussol de lloriguera, Mussol excavador
Czech: Sýcek králicí, sýček králičí
Danish: Prærieugle
German: Erdeule, Kanincheneule, Kaninchen-Eule, Kaninchenkauz
English: Burrowing Owl
English, HBW: Burrowing Owl
English (IOC): Burrowing Owl
English (United States): Burrowing Owl
Esperanto: Kuniklostrigo
Spanish: Búho Llanero, Cucú, Lechucita de Campo, Lechucita de las viscacheras, Lechucita vizcachera, Lechuza Común, Lechuza Rojiza, Lechuza Terrestre, Mochuelo Conejo, Mochuelo de Madriguera, Mochuelo Excavador, Pequén, Sijú de Sabana, Tecolote Llanero
Spanish (Argentine): Lechucita de las viscacheras, Lechucita vizcachera
Spanish (Bolivia): Lechucita de las viscacheras
Spanish (Chile): Pequén
Spanish (Colombia): Búho llanero, Mochuelo Conejo, Mochuelo terrero
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechuza Llanera, Lechuza Terrestre
Spanish (Cuba): Sijú de Sabana
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Cucú
Spanish (Ecuador): Búho Terrestre
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo de Madriguera
Spanish (HBW): Burrowing Owl
Spanish (Mexico): Búho Llanero, tecolote llanero
Spanish (Panama): Búho Terrestre
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Terrestre
Spanish (Paraguay): Lechucita vizcachera
Spanish (Uruguay): Lechucita de Campo, Lechuza Común, Lechuza Rojiza
Spanish (Venezuela): Mochuelo de Hoyo
Estonian: koopakakk
Finnish: Preeriapöllö
French: Chevêche des terriers, Chouette de terrier, Chouette des terriers
Guadeloupean Creole French: Chouette
Guarani: Urukurea chichi, Urukurea-chichi
Haitian Creole French: Koukou
Croatian: Sova jamarka
Hungarian: üregi bagoly
Icelandic: Grafugla
Italian: Civetta delle tane
Japanese (romaji): anahorifukurou
Japanese: アナホリフクロウ
Kirghiz: үңкүрчүл үкү
Scientific: Athene cunicularia, Athene cunicularia cunicularia, Glaucidium dickinsoni, Otus providentiae, Speotyto cunicularia, Strix Cunicularia
Lithuanian: Rausiančioji pelėda, Urvinė pelėdikė
Latvian: racējapogs
Dutch: Holenuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Graveugle
Norwegian: Graveugle
Polish: pójdzka ziemna, pójdźka ziemna, Sówka ziemna
Portuguese: buraqueira, caboré-do-campo, caburé-do-campo, Coruja-buraqueira, Coruja-do-campo, coruja-mineira, corujinha-buraqueira, guedé, urucuéra, urucuréa
Portuguese (Brazil): buraqueira, caboré-do-campo, caburé-do-campo, Coruja-buraqueira, coruja-do-campo, coruja-mineira, corujinha-buraqueira, guedé, urucuéra, urucuréa
Portuguese (Portugal): Coruja-buraqueira, mocho-buraqueiro
Russian: кроликовая сова, кроличий сыч, Кроличья Сова, Пещерная сова, Сыч кроличий
Slovak: Kuvik králičí, kuvik zemný
Serbian: Sova jamarka
Swedish: Prärieuggla
Turkish: Yer Kukumavı
Tatar: куян чырайсыз ябалагы
Ukrainian: Сич американський
Chinese: 穴小鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 穴鴞

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