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The burrowing owl stands just 7 to 10 inches high and is the only owl species to nest underground. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
A renewed effort to list burrowing owls under the California Endangered Species Act just cleared an early hurdle. Conservationists say the situation for the owls that nest underground has only ...
Burrowing owls statewide will be protected while the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts a full status review, which could last 12 to 18 months.
Osteology and DNA sequence data, though, suggests that the burrowing owl is a terrestrial member of the little owls genus (Athene), thus it is placed in that group today, by most authorities. A considerable number of subspecies have been described, though they differ little in appearance; the taxonomic validity of several is still up-for-debate ...
Urban Bird Foundation was adopted by Earth Island Institute on July 24, 2010 as Burrowing Owl Conservation Network. [10] [13] Earth Island Institute provided the organization with fiscal sponsorship and administrative support for their grassroots efforts [18] until 2018 when Urban Bird Foundation incorporated in California as an independent nonprofit public benefit corporation and received 501 ...
Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia): Species of concern in California. Owing to their large range and population size, they are listed by IUCN as Least Concern, though the population trend appears to be decreasing. More than 70 percent of the California population is found within the Imperial Valley.
The burrowing owl lives its life the opposite of most owls. Rather than being active at night and living in trees, this bird spends the day awake and makes its home on the ground, Magle said.
The bird family Tytonidae, which includes the barn owls Tyto and the bay owls Phodilus, is one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. They also differ from the ...