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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

Antillean Short-Eared Owls Invade Southern Florida

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1999
Authors:Hoffman, W, Woolfenden, GE, P. Smith, W
Journal:The Wilson Bulletin
Volume:111
Issue:3
Date Published:1999
ISBN Number:00435643
Keywords:Asio, Asio flammeus, Cuba, Florida, Strigidae
Abstract:Recently, Short-eared Owls (Asio flammeus) have invaded extreme southern Florida during spring and summer, most appear to be post-fledging dispersers. Morphological and plumage characteristics identify the specimens as coming from the Antilles, most likely from Cuba, where numbers and range have expanded greatly in recent years. This dispersal continues a trend that began in other bird species more than half a century ago. Since 1932 about one landbird species per decade has colonized southern Florida from the Antilles.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/4164093
Short Title:The Wilson Bulletin
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