Flammulated owl
Otus flammeolus
Identification Tips:
- Length: 6 inches Wingspan: 14 inches
- Small, nocturnal, predatory bird
- Large, rounded head
- Dark eyes
- Dense streaking on underparts with finer barring
- Dark gray or brown upperparts
- Sexes similar
- Breeds in western United States
Similar species:
The Flammulated Owl is similar in size to screech-owls but lacks large
ear tufts and has dark eyes and a different voice. Elf Owl is smaller.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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