Athene cunicularia Molina 1782 (burrowing owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Alternative combinations: Speotyto cunicularia, Strix cunicularia

Synonyms: Glaucidium dickinsoni Brodkorb 1959, Otus providentiae Brodkorb 1959

Belongs to Athene according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Bernstein 1965, Brodkorb 1959, Campbell 1976, Emslie 1998, Miller and DeMay 1942, Morgan 1994, Olson and Hilgartner 1982, Olson et al. 1990, Olson and Steadman 1977, Oswald and Steadman 2018, Pregill et al. 1988, Steadman et al. 2015, Wetmore 1937, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Athene angelis, Athene cretensis, Athene noctua, Athene veta

Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (6), Cayman Islands (4), the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (1), Jamaica (1), Peru (1), United States (11: California, Florida, New Mexico), Venezuela (1)

Total: 27 collections including 29 occurrences

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