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Encyclopedia > Athene (owl)
?Athene
Athene cunicularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Athene
Boie, 1822
Species

Athene blewitti
Athene brama
Athene cunicularia
Athene noctua
Binomial name Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) The Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, is a small owl. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is a member of any of about 220 (222 currently known) species of solitary, mainly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Otus: scops owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of... Heinrich Boie (May 4, 1784 - September 4, 1827) was a German zoologist. ... Binomial name Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) The Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, is a small owl. ... Binomial name Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. ...

The Athene genus contains four small owls;

These owls are small, brown and white speckled owls, with yellow eyes and white eyebrows. This genus is found in all continents but Australia and Antarctica. Binomial name Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) Synonyms Speotyto cunicularia Size of a burrowing owl. ... Binomial name Athene brahma (Temminck, 1821) The Spotted Owlet (Athene brahma) is an owl which breeds in tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Athene blewitti (Hume, 1873) Synonyms Heteroglaux blewitti The Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti) is an owl which breeds in central India. ... Binomial name Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a species of owl resident in much of temperate Europe. ...


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Little Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (286 words)
The Little Owl (Athene noctua) is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa.
Juveniles are duller, and lack the adult's white crown spots.
The Little Owl was sacred to the goddess Athena, from whom it gets the generic name.
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