Burrowing owl  (Athene cunicularia)

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Glossary

  • Invertebrates: animals with no backbone.
  • Monogamous: having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
  • Territory: an area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Haug, E.A., Millsap, B.A. and Martell, M.S. (1993) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). In: Poole, A. (Ed) The Birds of North America Online.Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca.
  3. The Owl Pages (April, 2009)
    http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Athene&species=cunicularia
  4. Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (May, 2009)
    http://www.scvas.org/index.php?page=text&id=bowl
  5. Gould, J. and Darwin, C.R. (1839) Birds Part 3 No. 2 of The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.Smith Elder and Co, London. Available at: http://darwin-online.org.uk
  6. Levey, D.J., Duncan, R.S. and Levins, C.F. (2004) Use of dung as a tool by burrowing owls. Nature, 43: 39 - .
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