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- Otus flammeolus
Identification
A very small owl (body 15-17 cm., wingspan 33 cm.). It is the only small owl in North America with dark eyes (rather than yellow.) It has a grayish-brown body and reddish brown face disk, with very small ear tufts, often not noticeable.
Distribution
Summer breeding range includes Sonoran desert of Mexico into Arizona, most of UT, parts of NM, CO, WY, ID, OR, WA, NV, CA, and southern BC. Common within range, and highly migratory, with occasional sightings as far east as Florida.
Taxonomy
This is the only owl in Genus Otus in the Americas after all the others were reassigned to genus Megascops. Some authorities also include the Flammulated Owl in Megascops, in which case it would become Megascops flammeolus.
Habitat
Open mixed oak and conifer forests in mountainous areas of the American West.
Behaviour
The natural history of this owl is poorly understood. Mostly insectivorous, it will also take small mammals and birds. Monogomous.
