Birds

Lechucita de Campo

Athene cunicularia

Key Features

Habitat

Campo natural/Pastizal

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Family: Strigidae

Genus: Athene

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Open landscape of grassland and native forest

Arroyo Lechiguana

Cerro Largo
A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

Barrancas del Queguay

Paysandú
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Cerro del Mortero

Tacuarembó
Rock formation covered with native forest, with grasslands and hills in the background

Cerros de Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
Coladeras Wetland

Coladeras

Río Negro
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

Costas del Río Negro

Río Negro
A quiet pool surrounded by native vegetation, with reflections on the water

Cueva del Tigre

Paysandú
Wide view of the sandstone outcrops scattered across the grassland, geological formations of high heritage value.

El Alero

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
A watercourse running between rocks and native vegetation in the forest.

Las Tunas

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

Palmares de Mellizos

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

Durazno
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

Palmares del Río Negro

Río Negro
Panoramic view of the Río Negro with riparian forests along both banks

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
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Quiebrayugos

Treinta y Tres
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

Román Grande

Río Negro
Horses on natural grassland

Serranías de Polanco

Lavalleja
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Yerbal

Treinta y Tres

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