Burung hantu (Owls)
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
- tidak umum
- 35 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Nests underground in old prairie dog burrows. Bobs its head when curious, which is always.
- Populasi
- ~18 million (global breeding population)
- Habitat
- Open, dry grasslands, prairies, deserts and rangelands with short/sparse vegetation, including adapted human landscapes like airports and golf courses
- Fakta menarik
- Unlike most owls, Burrowing Owls are active by day, nest underground in burrows dug by prairie dogs, ground squirrels, or tortoises (or self-excavated), and are known to line the burrow entrance with mammal dung to lure in dung beetles as prey.
- Sebaran
- Western Canada through the western/central US, Florida and the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, into most of South America outside dense Amazon rainforest and high Andes
- Makanan
- Opportunistic carnivore/insectivore — mostly large insects (grasshoppers, crickets, beetles) plus small rodents, and occasionally birds, reptiles, amphibians, and some fruit/seeds
- Ukuran
- 0,23 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,55 m
- Masa hidup
- 7 tahun
