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title: "Velduil"
description: "Asio flammeus — Vogels. The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/short-eared-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Velduil

> Asio flammeus — Vogels. The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is a widespread grassland species in the family Strigidae.

- Scientific name: *Asio flammeus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 18031
- Wikidata: [Q25769](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25769)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20315)

## Names

- en: Short-eared Owl
- de: Sumpfohreule
- es: Búho Sabanero
- fr: Hibou des marais
- nl: Velduil
- pt: Coruja-do-nabal
- pl: Uszatka błotna

## Countries with the most observations

US (6142), RU (3330), CA (2189), GB (790), AR (398), EC (395), FR (267), DK (251), DE (228), CL (213), ES (185), IN (176)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-eared_owl

## Photo

![Velduil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-eared-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209181889

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-eared-owl?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).