short-eared

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But the short-eared owl is a regular migrant, coming over in flights like woodcock.

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  1. In ornithology, having short plumicorns: as, the short-eared owl, Asio accipitrinus, formerly Strix brachyotus or Brachyotus palustris.

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  • A rare short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared fox or the short-eared zorro, is captured on an Ecuadorian Amazon rain forest camera trap intended for jaguars in a picture —  Cryptomundo
  • Other images show jaguar prey species, such as white-lipped peccaries, and other rarely seen species, including two pictures of a short-eared dog, a relative of foxes and wolves. —  Signs of the Times
  • Rough-legged hawks, prairie falcons, and short-eared owls can all be seen in the lower foothills.
  • A prairie find from way back in November, Matt and I saw a short-eared owl while doing a deer census with some coworkers. —  penn
  • Big cats, wild pigs and short-eared dogs -- oh, my! —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
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