burrowing owl

By: Lois

Burrowing Owl

• The Burrowing Owl is ten inches tall.

• The Burrowing Owl weighs six ounces.

• The color of the Burrowing Owl is brown with spots.

Physical Characteristics

• The Burrowing Owl lives 9 years in the wild.

• The Burrowing Owl lives 10 years in captivity.

Life Span

• The Burrowing Owl is an omnivore.

• The Burrowing Owl eats mice, berries, and insects.

Eating Habits/Diet

• The population of the Burrowing Owl is 10,000.

Population

• The Burrowing Owl’s habitat is from Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean .

• The Burrowing Owl also burrows in the desert or plains.

Habitat/Range

• Claws— The Burrowing Owl’s claws help it pick up its prey.

• Eyes— The Burrowing Owl’s eyes help it by seeing in the dark to catch its prey.

• Wings – The Burrowing Owl’s wings help it fly and glide through the air to catch its prey.

Adaptations

• Did you know Burrowing Owls get animal dung and put it around their dens to attract dung beetles?

Fun Fact

• The Burrowing Owls are in endangered because of • Land development, • Habitat destruction, • Destroyed homes,

and • Natural predation by

horned owls.

Endangered Because

• Defenders of the Wild. 2012

• www.defenders.org

• All about Birds. 2012.

• www.allaboutbirds.org

Reference