Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Order

STRIGIFORMES

Family

True Owls (Strigidae)

Code 4

FEPO

Code 6

GLABRA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Lemon yellow.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Gray-brown with white streaking.
Forehead Color: Brown with white streaking and white eyebrows.
Nape Color: Two black spots bordered in white.
Throat Color: Whitish
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 17-18 cm (6.5-7 in)
Weight: 62 g (2.2 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White with brown streaking.
Upperparts: Red-brown with some white spotting.
Back Pattern: Spotted or speckled, Solid
Belly Pattern: Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Rapid direct flight., Unmuffled wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 38 cm (15 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings, Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Barred
Upper Tail: Red-brown with pale brown barring.
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Feathered in buff-white with mottled brown.

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