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Species
Burrowing Owl
Athene
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderStrigiformes
- FamilyStrigidae
Athene is een geslacht van uilen (Strigidae). Het geslacht telt in de indeling van de IOC World Bird List vier soorten. De naam Athene dankt het geslacht aan de uil van Athene, de Griekse godin van de wijsheid.
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Athene is a genus of owls, containing nine living species, depending on classification. These birds are small, with brown and white speckles, yellow eyes, and white eyebrows. This genus is found on all continents except for Australia, Antarctica, and Sub-Saharan Africa. An evolutionary radiation of four species (formerly thought to be in the genus Ninox) is also present in the Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy and list of species