Asio flammeus Pontoppidan 1763 (short-eared owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Alternative combinations: Strix flammea, Tyto flammea

Belongs to Asio according to L. Carrera et al. 2018

See also Adams and Woods 2016, Broughton 2004, Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1930, Miller and DeMay 1942, Olson and James 1982, Rudenko 1960, Schultz and Howard 1935, Weesie 1988, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Asio asio, Asio henrici, Asio longaevus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio otus, Asio priscus, Asio stygius

Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), France (2), Greece (3), Hungary (2), Italy (1), Peru (1), Portugal (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (10: California, Florida, Hawaii, New Mexico, Virginia, Wyoming)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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