Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

Order

STRIGIFORMES

Family

True Owls (Strigidae)

Code 4

SPOW

Code 6

STROCC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Spotted, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Brown with white spotting.
Forehead Color: Brown with white spotting. Pale brown facial disk with indistinct, dark concentric rings.
Nape Color: Brown with white spotting.
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Brown

BODY

Length Range: 41-48 cm (16-19 in)
Weight: 589 g (20.8 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Brown with incomplete white barring ("spots").
Upperparts: Brown with white spotting.
Back Pattern: Spotted or speckled, Mottled
Belly Pattern: Spotted or speckled
Breast Pattern: Spotted or speckled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Silent rapid wing strokes.
Wingspan Range: 102 cm (40 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Notched Tail
Tail Pattern: Brown overall with faint spotting.
Upper Tail: Brown with white spotting.
Under Tail: Brown with white barring.
Leg Color: Feathered in buff.

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