Burrowing Owl By: William
Physical Characteristics The Burrowing Owl can be 7 ½ to 10 inches long, and only weighs SIX OUNCES! That’s 6 strawberries! This owl is brown, black, and white for camoflaudge. This little owl is only 10 inches small! What a small owl!
Lifespan The Burrowing Owl can live 9 Years in captivity or 10 years in the wild.
Eating Habits/Diets The diet of this little owl is consisted of: birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, moles, and mice. This owl has a big diet!
Population There are less than 10K (10,000) breeding pairs of these owls left on earth. What a sad number! Imagine these owls going extinct. That would be a very sad thought.
Habitat/Range The Burrowing Owl lives from Mississippi to the Pacific and from the Canadian Prairie Provinces to South America.
Adaptations Beak – Is used for catching prey, stabbing, and eating. Wings – Are for flying to hunt. Talons/Claws – Are for digging, grabbing, and grappling.
Fun Facts! When alarmed, young owls will make a sound that is similar to a Rattle Snake’s “Hissing” call.
Endangered Because The Burrowing Owl is endangered because of: habitat destruction, climate change, and agriculture development.
Reference Defenders Of The Wild. 2012 All About Birds. 2012. www.defenders.org All About Birds. 2012. www.Allaboutbirds.org