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|name=Burrowing Owl

|name=Burrowing Owl

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|domain=Eukaryota

|domain=Eukaryota

==Description==

==Description==

The burrowing owl reaches a body size of 7.5 to 11.0 inches, a wingspan of 20 to 24 inches, and weighs approximately 4.9 to 8.5 ounces, with the largest subspecies found in the Andes mountains.  Overall, the bird is brown in color with a vigorous white spotting and banding, but with strong color variances among the subspecies, with the birds of South America, Florida and Haiti dark to chocolate brown; the birds of the desert tan to sandy yellow; and in forest pale brown with orange spots.

The burrowing owl reaches a body size of 7.5 to 11.0 inches, a wingspan of 20 to 24 inches, and weighs approximately 4.9 to 8.5 ounces, with the largest subspecies found in the Andes mountains.  Overall, the bird is brown in color with a vigorous white spotting and banding, but with strong color variances among the subspecies, with the birds of South America, Florida and Haiti dark to chocolate brown; the birds of the desert tan to sandy yellow; and within forested areas pale brown with orange spots.

==Subspecies==

===Subspecies===

The first description of the rabbit was from Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782, and for a time it was considered to be a single species within the genus ''Speotyto'' until a few years ago.  Twenty-two subspecies have been described, which differ primarily in their coloration:

The first description of the rabbit was from Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782, and for a time it was considered to be a single species within the genus ''Speotyto'' until a few years ago.  Twenty-two subspecies have been described, which differ primarily in their coloration:

*''Athene cunicularia amaura''; Nevis and Antigua, West Indies (extinct)

*''Athene cunicularia amaura''; Nevis and Antigua, West Indies (extinct)