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Flammulated Owl

Otus flammeolus


Owls

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Length: 7 in. (17 cm )

This tiny owl is active only at night in open montane pine and oak-pine forest. It feeds almost exclusively on insects that are captured in the air or from branches, trunks and the ground. The nest is in an abandoned woodpecker hole. Its peculiar song is given mainly on moonlit nights. This species comes in two color types - reddish brown and gray.

The four-digit banding code is FLOW.


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https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

Bibliographic details:

  • Article: Flammulated Owl
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Flammulated Owl. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Flammulated Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Flammulated Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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