The same thing occurs with the little owl of the Pampas (
Athene cunicularia), which has so often been described as standing like a sentinel at the mouth of the burrows; for in Banda Oriental, owing to the absence of the Bizcacha, it is obliged to hollow out its own habitation.
(15) In birds, only 2 cases of malignant thymoma have been reported, the first one in a burrowing owl (
Athene cunicularia) (16) and the second in a scarlet macaw (Ara macao).
Feeding ecology of the Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia punensis (Strigiformes: Strigidae) in the Jambeli archipelago, El Oro province, southwestern Ecuador
pectinatum in Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia was 50% and the mean intensity was 9.0 (Pfaffenberger & Wilson, 1985) much higher than in our study.
An adult western burrowing owl (
Athene cunicularia hypugaea) found dead on 4 April 1991 in San Diego County, California was submitted to the U.S.
Los restos hallados en egagropilas corresponden a acumulaciones en su mayoria generadas por las aves estrigiformes Tyto alba (Tytonidae),
Athene cunicularia y Bubo magellanicus (Strigidae).
A case of leucism in the burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia (Aves: Strigiformes) with confirmation of species identity using cytogenetic analysis.
Western burrowing owls (
Athene cunicularia) are tiny, long-legged members of the owl family, native to the Americas and preferring open landscapes where they can dig new holes or use existing ones (such as abandoned prairie dog, skunk or armadillo homes) to nest and rear their young.