Barred Owl

Strix varia

Order

STRIGIFORMES

Family

True Owls (Strigidae)

Code 4

BADO

Code 6

STRVAR

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Dark brown or brown-black.
Head Pattern: Unique pattern
Crown Color: Buff-white with dark spotting.
Forehead Color: Buff-white with dark spotting and dark concentric rings around eyes.
Nape Color: Buff-white with dark spotting.
Throat Color: Brown with buff-white bars.
Cere color: Yellow

BODY

Length Range: 43-61 cm (17-24 in)
Weight: 635 g (22.4 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Buff-white with dark brown bars on breast and dark brown streaking on belly.
Upperparts: Brown with buff-white spotting.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Slow steady shallow wing beats., Short flights.
Wingspan Range: 127-152 cm (50-60 in)
Wing Shape: Broad-Wings
Tail Shape: Notched Tail
Tail Pattern: Brown overall with faint spotting.
Upper Tail: Brown with buff-white spotting.
Under Tail: Buff-white with dark bars.
Leg Color: Feathered in buff-white.

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