Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_pueo_short_eared_owl
Pueo/Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus sandwichensis
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About Pueo/Short-eared Owl
Pueo/Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is recorded as a native resident on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status R: native resident. See original island table. The record includes Kauaʻi-specific or clearly defined regional evidence appropriate to its stated occurrence status.
Occurrence evidence
bishop_island_checklist_2017
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Asio flammeus sandwichensis
- Common names
- Pueo/Short-eared Owl
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: native resident (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Montane forest · Forest · Grasslands · Shrublands · Urban areas
- Food and resource needs
- Primarily small mammals
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within montane forest, forest, grasslands.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Habitat loss, introduced mammal predation, disease, contaminants, sick-owl syndrome, vehicle collision, wind-turbine trauma, and Barn Owl competition
- Conservation actions
- Record owl reports as health events with species ID, activity time, road/wind/rodenticide context, and separation from Barn Owl control
- Monitoring
- Track occurrence, abundance, habitat condition, breeding or seasonal use, and significant threats.
- Data gaps
- Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Resident Endemic Subspecies
- Seasonal description
- Pueo/Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis) is recorded as a native resident on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.