Burrowing Owl

Aruba’s National Symbol

A Burrowing Owl’s pair, one of the two endemic subspecies in Aruba (the other is the Brown-throated Parakeet).
Locally we call this little owl the “Shoco”, as per 2020 there are -an estimated- 150 breeding pairs left.

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Mike Warner

April 14, 2020 12:57 pm

Glad that they are hanging in there. Hopefully, with people like you to watch over them, they will continue to thrive.

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