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Coruja-Buraqueira
Birds

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

Authorship: (Molina)

Records

This species needs to be documented on IMRS.

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderSTRIGIFORMES
FamilySTRIGIDAE (Owl Family)
GenusAthene
Speciescunicularia

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

Coruja-Buraqueira (opens in new tab)
Coruja-Buraqueira
hzvetorOct 24, 2026Xapuri - AC, 69930-000, Brasil
Coruja-Buraqueira (opens in new tab)
Coruja-Buraqueira
isabely09Oct 26, 2026Xapuri, AC, 69930-000, Brasil
Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Burrowing Owl
zacksugOct 25, 2026San Francisco Bay Trail, San Mateo, CA, US
Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Burrowing Owl
geoguessrOct 25, 2026Riverside County, US-CA, US
Tecolote Llanero (opens in new tab)
Tecolote Llanero
bastianuzOct 25, 2026Provincia de Diguillín, Ñuble, Chile
Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Burrowing Owl
deerteefOct 25, 2026Dunbar-Manhattan Heights, Lubbock, TX, USA
Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Burrowing Owl
deerteefOct 25, 2026Dunbar-Manhattan Heights, Lubbock, TX, USA
Western Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Western Burrowing Owl
deerteefOct 25, 2026Dunbar-Manhattan Heights, Lubbock, TX, USA
Western Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Western Burrowing Owl
deerteefOct 25, 2026Dunbar-Manhattan Heights, Lubbock, TX, USA
Burrowing Owl (opens in new tab)
Burrowing Owl
mckcolinJun 5, 2026New Mexico, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List
LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G4Apparently Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
S3BVulnerable
Texas SGCNNot assessed