Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl
Individual at the Little Rann of Kutch.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Asio
Species:	A. flammeus
Binomial name
Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Range of A. flammeus   Breeding   Resident   Passage   Non-breeding
Synonyms
Asio accipitrinus (Pallas, 1771) Strix accipitrina Pallas, 1771 Strix flammea Pontoppidan, 1763

The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may not be visible. The short-eared owl will display its tufts when in a defensive pose, although its very short tufts are usually not visible. The short-eared owl is found in open country and grasslands.