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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Order
STRIGIFORMES
Family
Barn Owls, Typical Owls (Tytonidae & Strigidae)
Code 4
LEOW
Code 6
ASIOTU
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Bright yellow to golden yellow.
Head pattern:
Crested or plumed, Unique pattern, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Brown speckled with rust-brown and gray.
Forehead Color:
Brown speckled with rust-brown and white with white eyebrows. Rust-brown facial disk.
Nape Color:
Brown speckled with rust-brown and gray.
Throat Color:
Brown-tipped feathers.
Cere color:
Gray
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BODY
Length Range:
33-41 cm (13-16 in)
Weight:
244 g (8.6 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
Buff with brown streaking and barring and buff upper breast with heavy dark streaking and barring.
Upperparts:
Gray-brown with white and buff mottling.
Back Pattern:
Mottled
Belly Pattern:
Striped or streaked, Mottled
Breast Pattern:
Striped or streaked, Mottled
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Silent wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
91-107 cm (36-42 in)
Wing Shape:
Long-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Barred
Upper Tail:
Finely barred dark and light brown.
Under Tail:
Buff to rust-brown with streaking and barring.
Leg Color:
Feathered in buff.
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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