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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula
Order
STRIGIFORMES
Family
True Owls (Strigidae)
Code 4
NHOW
Code 6
SURULU
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Clear lemon to bright yellow, in varying intensities, sometimes tinged with orange.
Head Pattern:
Eyeline, Spotted, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Black with white mottling.
Forehead Color:
Gray-brown with fine white spotting. White facial disk bordered in black.
Nape Color:
Black with white mottling.
Throat Color:
Gray-brown
Cere color:
Yellow
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BODY
Length Range:
37-44 cm (14.5-17.5 in)
Weight:
298 g (10.5 oz)
Size:
3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
White with gray-brown barring.
Upperparts:
Gray-brown with white spotting.
Back Pattern:
Striped or streaked, Solid, Mottled
Belly Pattern:
Barred or banded
Breast Pattern:
Barred or banded
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Swift low flight.
Wingspan Range:
84 cm (33 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape:
Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern:
Dark Green
Upper Tail:
Gray-brown with white spotting.
Under Tail:
White with gray-brown barring.
Leg Color:
Feathered in buff-white.
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