THE BURROWING OWL Athene cunicularia, A NEW SPECIES FOR FRENCH GUIANA

摘要

Although widespread throughout the Americas, and already known from northern Brazil and Guyana (KoNiG et al., 1999), the Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia is absent from northeastern Brazil (SiLVA et al., 1997) and Suriname (HAVERSCHMIDT & MEES, 1964;O'SHEA, 2005; Jan-Hein RIBOT, pers. comm.). Until recently it was also absent from French Guiana. We report here the first sightings of this owl in this French overseas department.