Owls

Flammulated Owl

Otus flammeolus
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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.

Male | Herbert Clarke



Fir forest

Oak-pine woodland
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Bird Sound Type: Hooting
Sex of Bird: Male
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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: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: November 13, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Flammulated Owl. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved November 13, 2024 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 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/flammulated-owl

For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/

MLA 2017 Style

Dr. Biology. "Flammulated Owl". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 13 Nov 2024. 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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