Galapagos Species Database
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Asio flammeus galapagoensis
Lechuza de campo, Short eared Owl
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Asio
Species
flammeus
Subspecies
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Asio flammeus Pontoppidan, 1763; Asio galapagensis
Origin: Endemic
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"Galapagos Species Database, Asio flammeus galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5036. Accessed 4 May 2025.
Feeding type: Avivorous