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Asio flammeus |
(Pontoppidan, 1763) |
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Family: Strigidae |
Order: Strigiformes |
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Short-eared owl |
Hibou des marais |
Buho campestre |
Sumpfohreule |
Thought to be highly migratory in N part of range, though migration perhaps confused with nomadic food
searches and juvenile dispersal; also, wintering areas may become breeding areas if food plentiful. Although
present throughout year in middle latitudes, ringing data indicate seasonal N-S and W-SW migration: bird rings
in Oklahoma recovered 1730 km SSE in California. In Europe and Asia, migratory in N of range: N populations
winter from British Is, S Scandinavia and C Asia S to N half of Africa and parts of S & E Asia; known to breed
in N China and winter in S China. Accidental Spitsbergen, Bear Is, Jan Mayen, Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde
Is. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1999) - www.hbw.com,
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |