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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Order
STRIGIFORMES
Family
Barn Owls, Typical Owls (Tytonidae & Strigidae)
Code 4
FEPO
Code 6
GLABRA
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Lemon yellow.
Head pattern:
Streaked, Unique pattern, Eyebrow
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
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BODY
Length Range:
17-18 cm (6.5-7 in)
Weight:
62 g (2.2 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X