| Utah Bird Profile | |||||
| Name Roots: (Gr. Athene, [goddess of wisdom] - L. conicularius, "a miner or burrower"; cuniculus, "a rabbit") | |||||
| In Utah: |  | ||||
| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: | Nests on the ground in a burrow nest. This species is not a cowbird host. 
    This species is a carnivore: ground hawker; insectivore: air
hawker. | ||||
| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in high desert scrub 
    and grassland habitats. | by Paul Higgins | |||
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    USGS Profile  (Geological Survey)   
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      US 
      Winter Range Map    |   
      US 
      Summer Range Map   | | |||||
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