Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An analysis of burrowing owl diets in the Dominican Republic found the owls consumed ~53% invertebrates, ~28% other birds, ~15% reptiles, ~3% amphibians, and 1% mammals. [ 24 ] Rodent prey is usually dominated by locally superabundant species, like the delicate vesper mouse ( Calomys tener ) in southern Brazil.
The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to protect western burrowing owls throughout California as a “candidate” species under the California Endangered Species Act.
English: A western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) near a ditch along Road Z amongst rice fields in Glenn County, California. Date 31 December 2021, 11:21:36
The refuge has documented over 519 different species of wildlife. Of those, at least 433 are birds, 41 are mammals, 22 are reptiles and amphibians, and 15 are fish. While most of the birds within the refuge are migratory and use the refuge as a stop along the Pacific Flyway, an estimated 109 are year-round residents. [1]
The burrowing owl is a California species of special concern, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bird of conservation concern, and has protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It is not ...
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 ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.