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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Unspotted Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius ridgwayi
Order
STRIGIFORMES
Family
Barn Owls, Typical Owls (Tytonidae & Strigidae)
Code 4
USWO
Code 6
AEGRID
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Yellow to yellow-orange but can look rufous with artifical lighting.
Head pattern:
Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Cinnamon to brown.
Forehead Color:
Facial disk is light brown and cream with a buff border. Forehead is light rufous.
Nape Color:
Brown
Throat Color:
Buffy orange.
Cere color:
Brown, Black, Gray
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BODY
Length Range:
18-20 cm (7.1-7.9 in)
Weight:
79 g (2.8 oz)
Size:
Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary:
Brown, Buff
Underparts:
Cream to white.
Upperparts:
Light brown to gray-brown.
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Agile, fluttery flight with quick wingbeats.
Wingspan Range:
30 cm (12 in)
Wing Shape:
Broad-Wings
Tail shape:
Rounded Tail, Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid grayish brown.
Upper Tail:
Grayish brown.
Under Tail:
Coverts are white. Underside of retrices is gray-brown.
Leg Color:
Legs and toes are covered in light buff feathers.
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Parts of a Standing bird
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Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
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