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'''Athene''' is a genus of [[Owl]]s.
'''Athene''' is a genus of small [[owl]]s of the family Strigidae, and consists of four living species. They are mostly active at night, hunting and eating primarily insects. Their primary habitats are steppes and grasslands to semi-deserts and deserts. The only species found in the New World is the [[burrowing owl]] (''Athene cunicularia'') which, according to morphology and behavior, is the most specialized of the four species.
All birds of this genus bear a round, somewhat flattened head and no ear tufts. Coloration is generally brown and white, with yellow eyes and white "eyebrows". The different species inhabit all continents with the exception of Australia, Antarctica and sub-Saharan Africa.
==Species==
==Species==