#1311 · 🐦 birds

Burrowing Owl

🇳🇱 Holenuil ·Athene cunicularia

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The burrowing owl ( Athene cunicularia ) 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. ). Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are often active during the day, although they tend to avoid the midday heat. Like many other...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 47,876iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
47,876 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782 (244 years ago).