Small, long-legged owl that is active during the day. Adults are mottled brown and white with yellow eyes and a yellow bill. Birds in Florida and the Caribbean tend to have whiter spots than western Burrowing Owls.
Long-legged owl with a flat headed look. Mottled brown and white with yellow eyes and a yellow bill.
Burrowing Owls use open grasslands, deserts, prairies, and agricultural areas throughout North and South America.
Hunts on or near the ground during the day.
When developing, young birds can stand upright and walk at about 2 weeks of age. Juveniles typically stay near the nest burrow until they join the parents to forage at dusk .
Nests in underground burrows. Juveniles stick together near the nest burrow for several weeks after hatching. Note unmarked pale belly.
Nests in underground burrows in open, treeless areas with low, sparse vegetation.
Burrowing Owls typically self-preen, although it is not uncommon for mates to preen each other.
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Burrowing Owls are small owls with long legs and short tails. The head is rounded and does not have ear tufts.
About the same length/height as an American Robin but much bulkier; slightly smaller than a Western Screech-Owl.
between robin and crowBurrowing Owls have a very wide range that extends to the tip of South America and includes many subspecies, but there are few clear differences in plumage. The subspecies that occurs in Florida and the Caribbean tends to be slightly smaller, with whiter spots, than Burrowing Owls of the West.
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