Burrowing Owl bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdGlaucidium dickinsoni, Otus providentiae, Strix cunicularia, Speotyto cunicularia
OrderOwls / Strigiformes
FamilyOwls / Strigidae
GenusAthene
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Burrowing Owl bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Song, © Douglas Meyer
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Bolivia
  • 4.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Eric Hough
    United States
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Yoann BLANCHON
    Bolivia
  • 7.
    Call, © Jonas Nilsson
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Alarm call, © Eric Hough
    United States
  • 10.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl subspecies (18)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Athene cunicularia amauraAntigua and Nevis (Lesser Antilles)-Yes
Athene cunicularia bolivianaBolivia-No
Athene cunicularia brachypterawc, nc Venezuela, Margarita I. (off n Venezuela) and Aruba (Netherlands Antilles)-No
Athene cunicularia carrikerie Colombia-No
Athene cunicularia cunicularias Bolivia, Paraguay and s Brazil to Tierra del Fuego-No
Athene cunicularia floridanac, s Florida (USA) and Bahamas-No
Athene cunicularia grallariae, c Brazil-No
Athene cunicularia guadeloupensisGuadeloupe (n Lesser Antilles)-Yes
Athene cunicularia guantanamensisCuba-No
Athene cunicularia hypugaeasw Canada to w Mexico-No
Athene cunicularia juninensissc Peru to w Bolivia and nw Argentina-No
Athene cunicularia minorc, se Venezuela, s Guyana and n Brazil-No
Athene cunicularia nanodessw Ecuador to sw Peru and n Chile-No
Athene cunicularia partridgeiCorrientes (n Argentina)-No
Athene cunicularia pichinchaew Ecuador-No
Athene cunicularia rostrataClarion I. (off w Mexico)-No
Athene cunicularia tolimaew Colombia-No
Athene cunicularia troglodytesHispaniola, Gonâve and Beata Is.-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanidovşan xarabaçılı
BulgarianПещерна кукумявка
CatalanMussol excavador, mussol de lloriguera
Chinese穴小鸮
Chinese (Traditional)穴鴞
CroatianSova jamarka, ćuk jamar
CzechSýcek králicí, sýček králičí
DanishPrærieugle
DutchHolenuil
EsperantoKuniklostrigo
Estoniankoopakakk
Finnishpreeriapöllö
FrenchChouette de terrier, Chevêche des terriers, Chouette des terriers
GermanKaninchenkauz, Erdeule, Kaninchen-Eule, Kanincheneule
GuaraniUrukurea chichi, Urukurea-chichi
Hungarianüregi bagoly
IcelandicGrafugla
ItalianCivetta delle tane
Japaneseアナホリフクロウ
Latvianracējapogs
Lithuanianurvinė pelėdikė, Rausiančioji pelėda
Norwegiangraveugle, Graveugle
Norwegian NynorskGraveugle
Polishpójdźka ziemna, pójdzka ziemna, Sówka ziemna
Portuguesecoruja-mineira, corujinha-buraqueira, urucuéra, coruja-buraqueira, buraqueira, Coruja-do-campo, caburé-do-campo, mocho-buraqueiro, caboré-do-campo, guedé, urucuréa
RussianСыч кроличий, Пещерная сова, кроликовая сова, Кроличья Сова, Кроличий сыч
SerbianSova jamarka
SlovakKuvik králičí, kuvik zemný
SpanishBúho Llanero, Mochuelo Conejo, Cucú, Lechuza Terrestre, Lechuza Rojiza, Mochuelo Excavador, Lechuza Común, Pequén, Lechucita de las viscacheras, Lechucita de Campo, Lechucita vizcachera, Sijú de Sabana, Mochuelo de madriguera, Tecolote Llanero
Swedishprärieuggla
Tatarкуян чырайсыз ябалагы
TurkishYer Kukumavı
Ukrainianсич американський