Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianumOrder: STRIGIFORMES Family: True Owls (Strigidae)

Codes: Common Name: FEPO Scientific Name: GLABRA ITIS Taxonomic No.: 177908

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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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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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.

● 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

Owl-like Head

Owl-like Body

Owl-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

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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