Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 871

Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782)

Records. Table 3.

Burrowing Owls are a small-bodied species (Wc = 18.0 cm) and individuals had round heads, lacked ear tufts, and had relatively long legs ( Fig. 15). The plumage was sandy brown on the upperparts with whitish spots on the body, while the face was adorned with bold whitish eyebrows and a prominent white chin stripe; the underparts were buff-white with brown barring.