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Short-eared owl

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The short-eared owl is a widespread grassland owl of the family Strigidae, in the genus Asio, whose members are called eared owls for their mammal-like feather tufts, though this species' very short tufts are usually hidden and shown mainly in a defensive display. It inhabits open country and grassland across much of the world, and has an estimated global population of 1.2 to 2.1 million birds across a very extensive range, supporting its Least Concern status. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Scientific Name
Asio flammeus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Strigidae, Taxa
Source Short-eared owl (Wikidata)

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Short-eared owl (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Least Weasel
Additional Source Chernobyl exclusion zone (Wikipedia)Article text
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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Kenya

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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Ukraine

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United States

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Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Short-eared owl (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status section
    On that basis, it is evaluated by the IUCN as a species of least concern.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The short-eared owl is a widespread grassland owl of the family Strigidae, in the genus Asio, whose members are called eared owls for their mammal-like feather tufts, though this species' very short tufts are usually hidden and shown mainly in a defensive display.
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Asio flammeus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix II
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "Short-eared owls help manage animals that humans"
    Short-eared owls help manage animals that humans consider to be pests; a large portion of their diet is small rodents, such as mice and voles.
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4. Short-eared owl (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25769 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Strigidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Grassland, Introduction
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Asio flammeus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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Chernobyl exclusion zone (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Article text
The populations of traditional Polesian animals (such as the gray wolf, badger, wild boar, roe deer, white-tailed eagle, black stork, western marsh harrier, short-eared owl, red deer, moose, great egret, whooper swan, least weasel, common kestrel, and beaver) have multiplied enormously and begun expanding outside the zone.
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