Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Asio flammeus
Lechuza de campo, Short eared Owl
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Asio
Species
flammeus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
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- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
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"Galapagos Species Database, Asio flammeus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17519. Accessed 18 May 2025.