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Burrowing owl
Burrowing owl
(Athene cunicularia)
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Previously known as:
Speotyto cunicularia
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Athene
(1)
Size
Length: 19 – 25 cm
(2)
Status
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(2)
.
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