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If you find an injured owl:
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Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
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I was looking at your photo a few times and kept noticing how brown the face looked compared to the photos I normally see of Burrowing Owls, so I looked for a guide to subspecies.
It looks like one of the main subspecies of Brazil, A. c. grallaria, is known to have more brownish upper colorations. Here is the full description:
For the full guide, see here. It sounds like not much work has been done since many initial studies decades ago, but it's a good starting point for seeing some of the regional distinctions.
Cool I did not know that, thank you for sharing! Brasilia is somewhat 'central' so this makes sense. Here's a few more shots of the same couple.
I really like them with the tropical "tan."
That golden yellow/brown on the leading edge of the wing of the first one is extra flashy. Love it!