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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Order
STRIGIFORMES
Family
Barn Owls, Typical Owls (Tytonidae & Strigidae)
Code 4
NOPO
Code 6
GLAGNO
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Clouded lemon yellow in juveniles; Deep yellow in adults.
Head pattern:
Spotted, Unique pattern, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Rust-brown to gray-brown with fine white spotting.
Forehead Color:
Rust-brown or gray-brown with fine white spotting and white eyebrows.
Nape Color:
Two black spots bordered in white.
Throat Color:
White
Cere color:
Gray
SPONSORED ADVERTISEMENTS
BODY
Length Range:
18-19 cm (7-7.5 in)
Weight:
62 g (2.2 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
White with dark streaking.
Upperparts:
Rust-brown to gray-brown and may have white spotting.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern:
Spotted or speckled
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Undulating flight., Bursts of quick wingbeats.
Wingspan Range:
30 cm (12 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Notched Tail
Tail Pattern:
Brown overall with faint spotting.
Upper Tail:
Rust-brown to gray-brown.
Under Tail:
White
Leg Color:
Feathered in buff-white.
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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