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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianumOrder: STRIGIFORMES Family: True Owls (Strigidae)
Codes: Common Name: FEPO Scientific Name: GLABRA ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177908
Ferruginous-Pygmy Owl Head Illustration

Head

Topo Map: Owl-like Head
  • Bill Shape: Hooked
  • Eye Color: Lemon yellow.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • 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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Ferruginous-Pygmy Owl Body Illustration

Body

Topo Map: Owl-like Body
  • Length Range: 17-18 cm (6.5-7 in)
  • Weight: 62 g (2.2 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Buff
  • 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

Topo Map: Owl-like 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: No Data
  • Upper Tail: Red-brown with pale brown barring.
  • Under Tail: White
  • Leg Color: Feathered in buff-white with mottled brown.
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Family True Owl (Strigidae)_blue
Species Glaucidium brasilianum
Length6.5 - 7 Inches
Wingspan15 Inches

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Ferruginous Pygmy Owl: Small owl, plain brown upperparts, white underparts with thick, brown streaks. Round head has stripes and no ear tufts. Nape has two conspicuous black patches outlined in white. Tail is long and rufous with dark brown bars. Flight is rapid and direct with unmuffled wing beats.

● Song: "puk-puk-puk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl: Feeds mostly on large insects and arachnids, but also takes small vertebrates; most active at dusk and dawn.

● Breeding & nesting: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl: Three to five white eggs are laid in an old woodpecker nest in a tree or large cactus. Female incubates eggs for about 25 days; male brings her food while on the nest. Young fledge about 30 days after hatching.

● Similar species: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl: Northern Pygmy-Owl is grayer overall (although color variation does exist), has spots on head, and white tail bands.

Flight Pattern

Rapid direct flight., Unmuffled wing beats.
Ferruginous-Pygmy Owl Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl: Occurs in southern Arizona and extreme southern Texas. Found in riparian areas within deserts. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Arizona population as an endangered species in March 1997.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationEndangered in limited range in U.S., Yes but uncommon
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.2 Ounces
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Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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